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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	July 18, 1948
Distance from district center	26 (km) Southeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	100 (meters)
Map location	Click here for map location
Israeli military operation	Operation Dekel
Village defenders	Local Palestinian militia and some Arab Liberation Army volunteers.
Refugees' migration route	Some of the villagers were terrorized into fleeing north to Lebanon.
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly left intact by the Zionists and is currently being occupied by its original inhabitants and some internal Palestinian refugees from al-Shajara (Tiberias).
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	The village was partially ethnically cleansed.
Terminating refugee camps	Many of the village refugees ended up in al-Rashidyah refugee camp nearby Sour (Lebanon).
Neighboring towns	Majdel al-Kroum, al-Bi'anah, Sikhneen, Mi'ar, al-Birwa, and Kaboul.
Village clans or hamolas	So far, we're aware the following clans: al-Khatib, al-Khalid, Ismael, Hamzeh, al-Sheikh Mohammad, and Chehayber (from Turkish-Arab descend).
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 17,870 Jewish 0 Public 121 Total 17,991
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 3,248 Area planted w/ olives 2,040 Planted W/ Cereal 6,602 Built up 231 Cultivable 9,850 Non-Cultivable 7,910
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 1,206 1931 1,297 1945 1,740 1961 1,070 1995 4,200 2002 5,450 2007 6,428
Number of houses	In 1931: 284 houses.
Town's name through history	The village was most likely named after the nearby Khirba-town of Sa'ab, which existed during the Roman period - or after a tribe, which settled nearby at the village of Hamadan, southeastern Iraq.
Schools	In 1888, the Ottomans founded a school for boys. It finally became a complete Elementary School in 1944.
Archeological sites	The village itself was built over an archeological site. It has several nearby khirbas, such as Khirbat al Bazou'ah, located to it's east, which shows remains of foundations, olive presses and wells. The other Khirba is Khirbat Ya'neen, located to the northeast (4km north of Kabul). It was originally an old Cananite Arab village, and contains an ancient grave-site and a well.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Yavor, founded in 1951 and located just east of the village.
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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
Oussama Rizk El khatib	-	DENMARK
ahmad sheikh muhammad	-	-
Mohamad Hamze	Hamze	-
حنين معين الخطيب	الخطيب	ليبيا
HUSSEIN FAOUR	FAOUR	DUBAI, UAE
samer chehayber	chehayber	perugia, italy
Mohamed Elkhalid	El-Khatib	Texas, USA
abu tareq	taha	nablus
fatima alkhatib	-	london, uk
Fadi El Khatib	-	Beirut, Lebanon
سامي حسن	-	دمشق, سورية
Mohamed Al Khatib	-	Sha'ab Village
Shekri El-Khatib	El-Khatib	Wisconsin, USA
شاكر ابراهيم خطيب	-	shaab, فلسطين
MOHAMMED SALEH DAWOOD	DAWOOD	WADI ELZAINI
Chaker H. El-Khatib	El-Khatib	Minnesota, USA
Ahmad	-	Qatar
Palestinio	Mansour	Abu Dhabi, Unted Arab Emirates
أيمن الأسدي	-	-
Mahmoud ABU-ARAB	ABU-ARAB	NSW, Australia
هادية غضبان	غضبان	لبنان
Lama Chehaiber	Chehaiber	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
chikhkhalil	chikh khalil	damascus, damascus
samira khatib	khatib	danmark
Abeer	-	Doha-Qatar
Amjad Alhaj	alhaj	-
Mohammed chehaiber	Chehaiber	Florida, USA
amneh chehaiber	Chehaiber	Florida, USA
farid chehaiber	chehaiber	Massachusetts, U.S.A
abo eyad	hrame	shaab, shaab
nabil alsheikh mohd	alsheikh mohd	uae, abu dhabi
haytham al khatib	-	dubai, uae
Soha Faour	Faour	-
Mukarram Hamzeh	-	Abudhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dana Khalil	-	Abudhabi, UAE
adel khatib	khatib.	guangdong, china.
Saeed khatib	Al-Khatib	Abu Dhabi, UAE, Palestine
Sahar Miari	Mi3ar	-
gevara	Abdulhalim	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Ghassan El-khatib	elkhatib	Ontario, Canada
AHAMD SAADEDDINE	ASADI	DOHA, QATAR
Malek	khatib	shaab, palastine
hanan ebrahim khatib	khatib	palestine-48, palstine-48
anouar mohammed faour	-	israel, israel
ATEF ASKARI	ABU ARAB	dubai, UAE
Ahmad mohammed faour Shehade faour	faour	ohio, usa
Deema AL Khatib	AL Khatib	Abu Dhabi
Jamal I. Faour	-	OHIO, U.S.A
Dr. Ahmad Abdulaziz	Abu Aziz	-
Mohamad Ayoub	-	saida, Lebanon
Reem AL- Khatib	-	Doha, Qatar
ahmed ali sheikh-khalil	sheikh-khalil	USA
HASSAN ELKHATIB	elkhatib	sofia, balgaria
Wissam Audi	-	Saida, Lebanon
Abu Ahmad	Hassouneh/Hassoona	Ontario, CANADA
Dr. Mohamad	AlKhatib	Abu Dhabi
homsi alaa	-	-
Tarek Khaled	El Khatib	Doha, Qatar
Fouad Elfaour	Faour	Ohio, USA
jamal elkhaled	elkhatib	DENMARK, 4100
Tarek Ismail	El-Khatib	OH, USA
el khatib tammam	-	-
Arabie	Taha	Nordrhein-westfallen, Germmany
salah rahime	-	AB, Canada
Ahmad Sheikh Muhammad	Sheikh Muhammad	-
Ibrahim	Sheikh Mohammad	-
KHALID ABDULHALIM	ABDULHALIM	QUEBEC, CANADA
Walid Sawan	-	Edmonton, Canada
youssef	-	beirut, lebanon
ihsan alkhatib	alkhatib	MI, USA
Ahmad M Khatib	Khatib	Chicago, USA
palestinian_diplomat	Shehadeh	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Lamis Sheikh Khalil	sheikh khalil	-
tarek k rahimi	-	support ur rights
abed	hamza	palstenan / isreal, palstenan
Sarah	Sheikh Khalil	Sweden
Samah	sheikh khalil	mina, 06
Abdulla Hassouna	hassouna	kuwait, kuwait
Hisham Hamze	Hamze	AZ, USA
Omnia Amine	Shiekh Moh'd	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Fadi Ismail	El Khatib	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Said Ghazi Ismail	Elkhatib	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ahmad G. Ismail	Elkhatib	Dubai, UAE
ALI ALI	HUSSIEN	beirut, lebanon
nihadm1	miari	alshmal, lebanon
Omar Hassouna	hassouna	kuwait, kuwait
saiddiab	acra	beirut, lebanon
said	-	U.A.E., U.A.E.
Ali Tafish	TAFISH	DUBAI, U.A.E.
Ahmad	Hussein	Canada
Khaled Chehaybar	Chehaybar	Euskirchen, Germany
mahmud alsahli	ALSAHLI	DAMASCUS, SYRIA
RACHID SHEHAIBER	SHEHAIBER	FL, USA
ATEF AHMAD R. KHATIB	KHATIB	FL., USA
Khaled mohammad khaled	alkhatib	Saadnayel, Lebanon
Yassir Khaled	Alkhatib	beirout, Lebanon
Mohammad Khaled	Alkhatib	Saadnayel, Lebanon
Khaled Younis Khaled	Alkhatib	saadnayel, Lebanon
younis khaled	Alkhatib	Albeqaa', Lebanon
Naj	Faour	OH, USA
abu saleh	sheikh mohd	united arab emirates, united arab emirates
Khalil m. Sheikh Khalil	Sheikh Khalil	ABU DAHBI, u.a.e
mohammad faour	Faour	vermont, usa
Faour Alfaour	Alfaour	Ohio, USA
Sabih Ismail	Elkhatib	OH, USA
Khaled Hussein Khatib	-	-
imad khaled	al khatib	doha, qatar
AHMAD ABDULAZIZ	-	GDAرSK, POLAND
MOHSEN HUSSEIN	hussein	slovenia
JAMAL	-	sharjah, UAE
Al-Asadi	Al-Asadi	Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Noheil chehayber	Chehayber	Lebanon
Fouad Youssif	Abdul-Rahman	Tennessee, U S A
tarek khateb	-	lebanon
Dr. Jaafar Chehayber	chehayber	Doha, Qatar
Fatima Al Khatib	-	Beirut, Lebanon
MOHAMED KHATIB	KHATIB	FL, U S A
Mahmoud El-khatib	El-khatib	Sweden
Mona Hamzeh	Hamzeh	-
mahmoud khatib	khatib	md, usa
Yasser Elkhatib	Elkhatib	-
Issam Elkhatib	Elkhatib	-
Ahmad Chehayber, Ph.D.	Chehayber	IL, USA
Rashid A khatib	khatib	fl, usa
Abir Khaled	Khaled	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mounir Khaled	alkhatib	ohio, usa
Mahmoud Elkhatib	Elkhatib	Abu Dhabi, UAE
Samiha Yazbeck	Sheikh Mohammad	-

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