Lubya
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Lubya (Arabic: لوبيا "bean"), sometimes referred to as Lubia, Lubieh and Loubieh, was a Palestinian Arab town located ten kilometers west of Tiberias that was captured and destroyed by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War where its residents were forcefully evacuated and became refugees. Nearby villages included Nimrin to the north, Hittin to the northwest, and al-Shajara to the south; Each of those villages were also depopulated.[5]
Lubya
لوبيا Lubiya, Lubia | |
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Etymology: "Bean"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°46′33″N 35°25′46″E | |
Palestine grid | 190/242 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Tiberias |
Date of depopulation | July 16–17, 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 39,629 dunams (39.629 km2 or 15.301 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,350[3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Lavi, Lavi Pine Forest, South African Park |
Lubya had a total land area of 39,629 dunams (3,963ha), of which 83% was Arab-owned and the remainder public property. Most of its cultivable land was planted with cereals while only 1,500 dunams (150 ha) were planted with olive groves. The village's built-up area was 210 dunams (21 ha).[6][7][8]