Khirbat al-Zababida

Khirbat al-Zababida
خربة الزبابدة
Etymology: The ruin of Zebabdeh (a family name)[1]
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Khirbat al-Zababida is located in Mandatory Palestine
Khirbat al-Zababida
Khirbat al-Zababida
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°15′11″N 34°50′14″E / 32.25306°N 34.83722°E / 32.25306; 34.83722
Palestine grid134/184
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictTulkarm
Date of depopulationMay 15, 1948
Area
 • Total10,879 dunams (10.879 km2 or 4.200 sq mi)
Current LocalitiesYakum[4] Ga'ash[4]

Khirbat al-Zababida (Arabic: خربة الزبابدة, the Ruin of the People of Kafr Zibad) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on May 15, 1948. It was located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Tulkarm, south of Wadi al-Faliq. Khirbat al-Zababida was mostly destroyed except for four deserted houses.

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 175
  2. ^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hadawi75 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Khalidi, 1992, p. 567