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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 15, 1948
Distance from district center	14 (km) Southeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	Click here for map location
Israeli military operation	Dekel
Israeli attacking brigade	Sheva' (Seventh) Brigade
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was destroyed during the 1948 war.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Few of the village inhabitants have been ethnically cleansed, however, most of its people were allowed to stay. On the other hand, the village currently hosts many internal Palestinian-Israeli refugees from al-Damun, Mia'r, al-Birwa, and al-Ruways.
Village clans or hamolas	We are aware of the following extended families: Rayan, Hamoud, Taha, Ibrahim, Taha Mi'ar, Habi, Uthman, 'Ashkar, Sharari, 'Akari, Badran, and Bouqa'i.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 10,336 Jewish 0 Public 3 Total 10,339
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,065 Area planted w/ olives 440 Planted W/ Cereal 5,539 Built up 56 Cultivable 6,604 Non-Cultivable 3,679
Usurped Land as of 1972	6,739 Dunums
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 365 1931 457 1945 560 1948 588 1949 1,251 1961 1,900 1987 4,800 1995 7,134 1999 10,000 2002 8,710 2007 10,072
Number of houses	In (1931): 100
Town's name through history	The romans referred to it by 'Chabalon', and the Crusades called 'Cabor'.
Schools	Before Nakba, there was no schools, but after Nakba the village had 3 elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Religious institutions	Currently, Kaboul has three mosques.
Nearby wadies & rivers	Wadi al-Halazoun localed northwest of the village.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No settlements were built on village lands, however, most of the sarounding village's lands confiscated by the Israeli government for forestry purposes.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
وطن	-	كابول
Intisar Ashkar	Ibrahim	Palestine, Palestine
Taha Ashkar	-	Palestine, Palestine

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