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| Welcome To Jaba' District of Haifa جبع Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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| Israeli occupation date | July 24, 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
| Distance from district center | 18.5 (km) South of Haifa | ||||||||||||||||
| Elevation from the sea | 50 (meters) | ||||||||||||||||
| Map location | See location number #14 on the map | ||||||||||||||||
| Israeli military operation | Operation Shoter (Police) | ||||||||||||||||
| Israeli attacking brigade | A special force drawn from the Golani, Carmeli, and Alexandroni brigades | ||||||||||||||||
| Village defenders | Local Arab militia, Arab Liberation Army volunteers, and some support from the Iraqi Army in Tulkarm | ||||||||||||||||
| Israeli acts of terror | In September 1948, UN investigators stated that 130 villagers were unaccounted for. | ||||||||||||||||
| Refugees' migration route | Refugees were mostly expelled eastward to Jinin (West Bank). | ||||||||||||||||
| Exodus Cause | Military assault by Jewish troops | ||||||||||||||||
| Village remains after destruction by Israelis |
Soon after occupation, the village has been mostly destroyed with the exception of a village shrine | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethnically cleansing by Israelis |
Jaba' inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed. | ||||||||||||||||
| Land ownership before occupation |
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| Land usage in 1945 |
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| Population before occupation |
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| Town's name through history | The Romans referred to Jaba' by Gabata. | ||||||||||||||||
| Schools | Jaba' had an elementary school for boys, which was founded by the Ottomans in 1885. | ||||||||||||||||
| Shrines/maqams | One shrine (still standing) for an unknown individual. | ||||||||||||||||
| Nearby wadies & rivers | The village bordered Wadi al-Maghara | ||||||||||||||||
| Archeological sites | The village contained mosaic remains, tombs cut into the rock, and other architectural remnants attest to the antiquity of the village. | ||||||||||||||||
| Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands | Geva' Karmel | ||||||||||||||||
| Related Maps | خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia  |
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"Piles of stone rubble can be seen on the site. A shrine is still standing on an elevated part of it. Pine forests grow over the land in the vicinity."
| Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
| رامي | المدني | اللاذقية, سورية |
| Ayoob Shaban | Shaban | vaxjo, sweden |
| rasmi mohamed | المدني | syria |
| أيمن الشعبان | الشعبان | صنعاء |
| مروان محمدالشعبان | الشعبان | بغداد, العراق |
| مروان لطفي فهيد | فهيد | Abu Dhabi, U A E |
| ابو اويس | المدني | - |
| عز الدين مجمد | فهيد | دمشق, سورية |
| حسام شعبان | شعبان الصالح | دمشق, سوريا |
| غسان الشعبان | الشعبان | - |
| زكي | الشعبان | - |
| ماهر عمر هاشم الاعمر | الاعمر | sweden, sweden |
| صبحي ملحم | ملحم | بغداد, العراق |
| حسام علي الزبيدي | الزبيدي | دبي, الإمارات |
| علي محمد فهيد | فهيد | sweden |
| ضياء عرسان رزق الشعبان | الشعبان | vaxjo, sweden |
| sameers | - | بغداد |
| خالد محمود الفهيد | الفهيد | vaxjo, sweden |
| Kanaan Alfhiad | - | - |
| دعاء مفيد الشعبان | الشعبان | Abu dhabi, UAE |
| صفاء مفيد الشعبان | الشعبان | لارنكا, قبرص |
| علاء مفيد الشعبان | الشعبان | vaxjo, sweden |
| بهاء مفيد الشعبان | الشعبان | vaxjo, sweden |
| انور عبد الفتاح الشعبان | الشعبان | sweden |
| ثامر عبد الفتاح الشعبان | الشعبان | - |
| عبد الكريم معين الشعبان | الشعبان | vaxjo, sweden |
| حسن صبحي حسن المشعور | المشعور | vaxjo, sweden |
| ضياء مفيد الشعبان | الشعبان | vaxjo, sweden |
| أمير | أبو زيادة | بغداد, العراق |
| w ziyada | Abu Ziyada | West Sussex, UK |
| Thamer Ziyada | ziyada | baghdad, iraq |
| احمد علي | ابو زيادة | بغداد, العراق |
| bahriya adwan | - | rabat, morocco |
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