Hiribya
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Hirbiya (Arabic: هربيا) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) northeast of Gaza along the southern coastal plain of Palestine. Situated where the Battle of La Forbie took place in 1244, it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.[7]
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Hiribya
هربيا Hirbya, Herbieh[1] | |
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Etymology: Herbieh, p.n., from "to take flight".[2] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°36′21″N 34°32′47″E | |
Palestine grid | 107/112 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | late October–November 1948[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 23,312 dunams (23.3 km2 or 9.0 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,300[4][5] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Secondary cause | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Zikim,[6] Karmia,[6] Yad Mordechai[6] |
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