Al-Qubayba, Hebron
al-Qubayba
القبيبة Qubeiba | |
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| Etymology: The little (eastern) dome | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Qubayba, Hebron (click the buttons) | |
al-Qubayba Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°34′20″N 34°51′16″E / 31.57222°N 34.85444°E | |
| Palestine grid | 136/108 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Date of depopulation | 28 October 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,912 dunams (11.912 km2; 4.599 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 1,060 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Lakhish |
Al-Qubayba (Arabic: القبيبة, قبيبة ابن عوّاد), also known as Gbebah, Qubeiba or Qobebet Ibn 'Awwad, was a Palestinian village, located 24 kilometers northwest of Hebron.