Al-Kabri
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the cemetery of Al-Kabri
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 al-Kabri
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| Arabic | الكابري |
| Name meaning | The Bridge (in Turkish) |
| Also spelled | Kabira Le Quiebre (Crusader name) |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Coordinates | 33°00′56″N 35°09′03″E / 33.01556°N 35.15083°ECoordinates: 33°00′56″N 35°09′03″E / 33.01556°N 35.15083°E |
| Palestine grid | 164/269 |
| Population | 1,520 (1945) |
| Area | 28,729 dunams 28.7 km² |
| Date of depopulation | 5, 21 May 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Kabri, Ga'aton, Me'ona, Ein Ya'akov, Ma'alot |
Al-Kabri (Arabic: الكابري), was a Palestinian Arab town in the Galilee located 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) northeast of Acre. It was captured by the Jewish Forces 21 May 1948, a week after the State of Israel was declared. In 1945, it had a population of 1,520 and a total area cultivated of 20,617dunams. It is near the site of Tel Kabri.
In the 13th century, al-Kabri was known as "Le Quiebre" and belonged to the fief of Casal Imbert (az-Zeeb). In 1253, King Henry granted the whole estate of Casal Imbert, including Le Quiebre, to John of Ibelin. Shortly after, in 1256, John of Ibelin leased az-Zeeb and all its dependent villages, including Le Quiebre, to the Teutonic Order for ten years. In 1261, az-Zeeb, together with Le Fierge and Le Quiebre, were sold to the Teutonic Order, in return for an annual sum for as long as Acre was in Crusader hands. In 1283, it was still a part of the Crusader states, as it was mentioned under the name "al-Kabrah", as part of their domain in the hudna (truce agreement) between the Crusaders based in Acre and the Mamluk sultan al-Mansur Qalawun.
According to al-Maqrizi, it was under Mamluk rule by 1291, as it was mentioned under the name of "al-Kabira" in that year when Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil allocated the town's income to a charitable organization in Cairo.
Al-Kabri was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and by 1596 it was part of nahiya (subdistrict) of Akka, part of Safad Sanjak with an all-Muslim population of ten households. Taxes were paid on wheat, barley, summer crops, cotton, occasional revenues, beehives and/or goats.
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