Suba, Jerusalem
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Suba (Arabic: صوبا, romanized: Ṣūbā) was a Palestinian Arab village west of Jerusalem that was depopulated and destroyed in 1948. The site of the village lies on the summit of a conical hill called Tel Tzova (Hebrew: תל צובה), or Jabal Suba, rising 769 meters above sea level, and it was built on the ruins of a Crusader castle.
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Suba
صوبا Soba, Sobetha, Zova | |
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Etymology: The heap[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°47′5″N 35°7′34″E | |
Palestine grid | 162/132 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
Date of depopulation | 13 July 1948[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,102 dunams (4.102 km2 or 1.584 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 620[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Tzova[5] |
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