Umm Sabuna خربة أم صابونة Kh. Umm Sabôny | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: the ruin of the mother of the soap-maker[1] | |
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  Umm Sabuna Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°35′10″N35°32′32″E / 32.58611°N 35.54222°E /32.58611; 35.54222 | |
| Palestine grid | 201/221 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 21, 1948 |
| Population (1948) | |
• Total | 868 |
Umm Sabuna (Arabic:خربة أم صابونة), was aPalestinianArab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by theIsrael Defense Forces during the1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948, as part ofOperation Gideon. It was located 10.5 km northeast ofBaysan and the 'Ayn Umm-Sabuna provided the village with water.
Umm Sabuna was located at the foothill south-east ofKawkab al-Hawa.[2]
In 1882, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine found atKh. Umm Sabôn "Foundations of buildings, apparently modern."[3]
In the1931 census of Palestine, conducted by theMandatory Palestine authorities, it was counted under theArab Es Saqr, who had a total population of 444; 443 Muslims and 1 Christian, in a total of 85 houses.[4]
The village was classified as a "hamlet" by thePalestine Index Gazetteer.[2]
The population in 1948 was 868.
Khirbat Umm Sabuna presumably became depopulated as part ofOperation Gideon, between 16 and 21 May, 1948.[2] Following the war the area was incorporated into theState of Israel. KibbutzNeve Ur was established in 1949, 1 km east of the village site.[2]
In 1992, the village site was described: "Only stone rubble remains on the village site. An orchard owned by theNeve Ur kibbutz is on village land. The hilly areas around the site are used by Israeli farmers for grazing."[2]
