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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 1, 1948
Distance from district center	14 (km) North East of Gaza
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #35 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Yo'av
Israeli attacking brigade	Possibly Giva'ti brigade
Defenders	Egyptian Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village mosque.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Hiribya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,987 Jewish 1,226 Public 8,099 Total 22,312
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 2,765 0 Irrigated & Plantation 5,706 400 Planted W/ Cereal 6,403 776 Built up 42 50 Cultivable 14,874 1,176 Non-Cultivable 6,170 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 963 1922 1,037 1931 1,520 1945 2,300 (60 Jewish) 1948 2,598 Est. Refugees 1998 15,957
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 234 1948 399
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to the Hiribya by Forbie.
Schools	Hiribya had an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1922, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 124 students.
Religious institutions	One mosque still standing
Archeological sites	The village contained the remains of a tower, architectural fragments, and water reservoirs located in the Southwest. Hiribya also had another couple of khirbat: the 1st is Khirbat al-Sharf and the 2nd is Khirbat al-Yasmina.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Ziqim and Karmiyya
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The mosque (which has been converted into a warehouse) and the house of Muhammad 'Atiyya are the only buildings that survive. "

To contact any of the below members, simply click on the names.

Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
ام خالد ابوشقفه	ابوشقفه	الزرقاء, الاردن
وسيم ابوشقفه	ابوشقفه	عمان, الاردن
Miss Rose-Dawas	-	أبوظبي, أبوظبي
سهيل سالم	-	فلسطين, +972
ابو كمال	العرابيد	-
ابو عدي	حسونه	-
iyad jaber	جابر	-
ابو احمد	-	هربيا
aburahma	altaramsi	lapaz, bolivia
قرية هربيا	نعيم سالم	-
احمد سيد الغول	الغول	رام الله, فلسطين
محمد	أبو هاشم	هربيا
ابو الامير	الداعور	جباليا
abunedal	ابو غبن	غزة
NIDAL KRAIYM	-	-
kalloupov	kaloub	annaba, algeria
**نسيم فلسطين**	الطناني	غزة
عبدالله أبو كلوب	أبو كلوب	-
محمد كلوب	-	-
mohammed reziq elyan	elyan	khanyounes, palstine
saidkaloub	-	Guelma, Algeria
شادي الغول	الغول	رام الله, فلسطين
shadi	abu daher	niederِsterreich, austria
الغول	الغول	غزة, غزة
عائلة الطناني	الطناني	السعودية
isa amin hasona	hasona	-
feras	Feras el-ghoul	PA, PA
Husam	Abedrabou	Gaza strip, Palestine
Ahmed Elkomey	-	-
Kamal Kalloub	kalloub	Palestine, Palestine
Faress Abd Rabouh	Abd Rabouh	kuwait, kuwait
Ribhi Salem	Salem	Illinois, USA
khaled alshrafi	shrafi	jabalia, jabalia
rana alghoul	alghoul	-
Muath Kraizim	-	-
said kaloub	kaloub	Guelma, ALGERIA
mohammed el-ghoul	el-ghoul	-
Rezeq R.Abdrabbou	Abdrabbou	Dubai, U.A.E
Jehad Abu Kaloub	Abu Kalloub	AMMAN, Jordan
Anwar	Abu Kalloub	Amman, Jordan

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