al-Nabi Rubin النبي روبين an-Nabi Rubin, Neby Rubin | |
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| Etymology: The prophet Rubin[1] | |
.jpg) 1870s map.jpg) 1940s map.jpg) modern map.jpg) 1940s with modern overlay mapA series of historical maps of the area around Al-Nabi Rubin, Acre (click the buttons) | |
  al-Nabi Rubin Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:33°04′49″N35°17′29″E / 33.08028°N 35.29139°E /33.08028; 35.29139 | |
| Palestine grid | 177/276 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | early November 1948[4] |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,000 withTarbikha andSuruh[2][3] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion byYishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Shomera,Even Menachem,Zar'it,Shtula |
Al-Nabi Rubin (Arabic:النبي روبين, literally "Prophet Rubin" or "ProphetReuben"), was aPalestinian village located 28 kilometers northeast ofAcre. Al-Nabi Rubin students used to attend school in the nearby village ofTarbikha.
In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Al-Nabi Rubin: This is a small village round the tomb of the Neby, containing about ninetyMoslems, it is situated on a prominent top, and surrounded by manyolives, a fewfigs and arable land; there are twocisterns and abirket near.[5]
In the1945 statistics the populationTarbikha,Suruh and Al-Nabi Rubin together was 1000 Muslims according to an official land and population survey,[2][3] all were Muslims,[6] and they had a total of 18,563dunams of land.[3] 619 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 3,204 used for cereals,[7] while 112 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[8]
The village was captured byIsrael as a result of theHaganah's offensive,Operation Hiram during the1948 Arab-Israeli War and was mostly destroyed with the exception of its shrine. Al-Nabi Rubin inhabitants were expelled toLebanon in two waves, the aged and infirm were the last to depart when the IDF trucked them to the Lebanese border.[9]
A shrine thought to be dedicated to the prophet Rubin is the only original structure that remains on former village's lands.[10]
