Jabbul
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| Arabic | جبول |
| Name meaning | possibly "Boundary" |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Coordinates | 32°34′01″N 35°30′35″E / 32.56694°N 35.50972°ECoordinates: 32°34′01″N 35°30′35″E / 32.56694°N 35.50972°E |
| Palestine grid | 198/219 |
| Population | 250 (1945) |
| Area | 15107 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | May 18, 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
Jabbul (Arabic: جبول), is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village located 7 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade.
Jabbul stood on a hill on the edge of the Baysan Valley, overlooking Wadi Yubla to the southwest. Wadi al-Ashsha ran through its land in the south. A secondary road linked it to the Baysan - Jericho highway, and other roads connected it to the surrounding villages.
The site was probably known in Roman times as Gebul or, more likely, as Gebula. Roman and Byzantine ceramic remains have been found here. The Crusaders also referred to it as Gebul, which may have been derived from the Hebrew word for "boundary".
In 1596, Jabbul was a farm that paid taxes to the government.
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described the village as being situated on low ground and was built of stone and adobe.
In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the Mandatory Palestine authorities, Jabul had a population of 231; 1 Christian and 230 Muslims, decreasing slightly in the 1931 census to 218, all Muslims, in 50 houses.
The village had a circular plan, with houses radiating out from the village center. The houses were surrounded by farmlands. The entire population was Muslim, and the village had a small mosque with a domed shrine which stood at the south of the houses. The village also had a number of shops, however, it mostly relied on Baysan and the village of Kawkab al-Hawa for education, medical care, trade and other services. A spring to the east of the village supplied them with water. In 1944/1945 a total of 4,367 dunums was allocated to cereals, 5 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. The elevated lands around the village were used for grazing. while 33 were built-up (urban) land.
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