Deir al-Dubban
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Deir al-Dubban (Arabic: دير الدبان, from Dayr ad-Dhubban, literally, the "Monastery of the Flies"[1]) was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers (16 mi) northwest of Hebron, near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and Ashkelon.[6] The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War.
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Deir al-Dubban
دير الدبان Dayr ad-Dhubban | |
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Etymology: "Monastery of the Flies"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°40′23″N 34°53′33″E | |
Palestine grid | 139/120 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Hebron |
Date of depopulation | October 23–24, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 7,784 dunams (7.784 km2 or 3.005 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 730[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Luzit, Britannia Park[5] |
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