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al-Tabigha
District of Tiberias
الطابغة - א-טאבע'ה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date May 4, 1948

Distance from district center 9 (km) Northeast of Tiberias

Elevation from the sea -200 (meters)

Map location See location number #4 on the map

Israeli military operation Operation Matat (Broom)

Israeli acts of terror Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.

Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis al-Tabigha was completely defaced with the exception of the Christian churches, monasteries, and few shrines.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis al-Tabigha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 5,287

Jewish 0

Public 2

Total 5,389

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)

Area planted w/ citrus 7

Irrigated & Plantation 287

Planted W/ Cereal 2,728

Cultivable 3,022

Non-Cultivable 2,367

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1596 44

1922 175

1931 245

1945 330

1948 383

Est. Refugees 1998 2,351

Number of houses In (1931): 53 (includes Khan al-Minya)

Town's name through history The Crusades referred to al-Tabigha by Mensa Christi.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands No Israeli settlements on Tabigha's lands.

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Arabic PalGates

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The village site, partly covered by thorn grass and cactus, has piles of stones and crumbled stone walls scattered about. The Christian churches, monasteries, and shrines in the vicinity still stand

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Part of the village site overgrown with trees & thorns, 1987

al-Tabigha in the 1940s

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Message Board

Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Last reply posted on SEPTEMBER-23-2002 Sign al-Tabigha's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	1
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0
Posted by Monkey Shine on SEPTEMBER-23-2002 Monasteries, monks and religious communes. Details about The Interfaith Monastery can be seen by visiting its website at http://www.interfaithmonastery.org	0

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