Al-Qubayba, Hebron
| al-Qubayba | |
|---|---|
 al-Qubayba
|
|
| Arabic | القبيبة |
| Name meaning | The little (eastern) dome |
| Also spelled | Qubeiba |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Coordinates | 31°34′13.62″N 34°51′16.03″E / 31.5704500°N 34.8544528°ECoordinates: 31°34′13.62″N 34°51′16.03″E / 31.5704500°N 34.8544528°E |
| Palestine grid | 136/108 |
| Population | 1,060 (1945) |
| Area | 11,912 dunams 11.912 km² |
| Date of depopulation | 28 October 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Lachish |
al-Qubayba (Arabic: القبيبة), also known as Qubeiba, was a Palestinian village, located 24 kilometers northwest of Hebron. It was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
Known in Crusader times as Deirelcobebe, the ruins of the ancient Canaanite city of Lachish lay adjacent to the village, which was subject to extensive archaeological excavations by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine, and by Israeli authorities subsequent to its capture during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Remains of settlement in the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic period and Mamluk era have been found.
In 1517, Al-Qubayba was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Gaza under the liwa' (district) of Gaza, with a population of 182. It paid taxes on wheat, barley, sesame, and fruit trees, as well as goats and beehives.
In 1883, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described Al-Qubayba as a large village built of adobe brick, situated on rolling hills near a plain, surrounded by a barren and stony area.
...
Wikipedia