Nabi Rubin

al-Nabi Rubin
النبي روبين
al-Nebi Rubin
The shrine of Nabi Rubin in 2021
The shrine of Nabi Rubin in 2021
Etymology: "The Prophet Reuben"
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al-Nabi Rubin is located in Mandatory Palestine
al-Nabi Rubin
al-Nabi Rubin
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°55′46″N 34°44′02″E / 31.92944°N 34.73389°E / 31.92944; 34.73389
Palestine grid124/148
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulationJune 1, 1948[2]
Area
 • Total31,002 dunams (31.002 km2 or 11.970 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total1,420[1]
Cause(s) of depopulationExpulsion by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesPalmachim,[3] Gan Sorek[3]

Nabi Rubin (from Arabic: النبي روبين, romanizedan-Nabî Rûbîn) was a Palestinian village in central Palestine region, what is now Israel, located 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) west of Ramla,[4] just northeast of Yibna and 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Jaffa.[5] The village was situated on the southern banks of Wadi al-Sarar, known in Hebrew as Sorek Stream, at an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) above sea level.

Nabi Rubin is named after a maqam (shrine) in the village, believed by Muslims to be the tomb of biblical Reuben, first son of Jacob.[4] A Bedouin village of the Malalkha tribe, it evolved into a permanent settlement in the early 20th century.[6] It was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the inhabitants were expelled.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference DoS1945 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Morris, 2004, p. XIX, village #253. Also gives cause of depopulation.
  3. ^ a b Khalidi, 1992, p. 403
  4. ^ a b Welcome to al-Nabi Rubin Palestine Remembered.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gonen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 379

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