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Nabi Rubin
Place in Ramle, Mandatory Palestine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nabi Rubin (from Arabic: النبي روبين, romanized: an-Nabī Rūbīn) was a town depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war in Palestine, now Israel, located 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) west of Ramla,[4] just northeast of Yibna, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Jaffa.[5] The village was situated on the southern banks of the Nahal Sorek/Wadi al-Sarar at an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) above sea level.
al-Nabi Rubin
النبي روبين al-Nebi Rubin | |
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![]() The shrine of Nabi Rubin in 2021 | |
Etymology: "The Prophet Reuben" | |
A series of historical maps of the area around Nabi Rubin (click the buttons) | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°55′46″N 34°44′02″E | |
Palestine grid | 124/148 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Ramle |
Date of depopulation | June 1, 1948[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 31,002 dunams (31.002 km2 or 11.970 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,420[2] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Palmachim,[3] Gan Sorek[3] |
Nabi Rubin is named after a maqam (shrine) in the village, believed by Muslims to be the tomb of biblical Reuben, first son of Jacob.[4] A Bedouin village of the Malalkha tribe, it evolved into a permanent settlement in the early 20th century.[6] It was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the inhabitants were expelled.