Deir al-Dubban
Deir al-Dubban
دير الدبان Dayr ad-Dhubban | |
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| Etymology: "Monastery of the Flies" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Deir al-Dubban (click the buttons) | |
Deir al-Dubban Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′23″N 34°53′33″E / 31.67306°N 34.89250°E | |
| Palestine grid | 139/120 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Date of depopulation | October 23–24, 1948 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,784 dunams (7.784 km2; 3.005 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 730 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Luzit, Britannia Park |
Deir al-Dubban (Arabic: دير الدبان, from Dayr ad-Dhubban, literally, the "Monastery of the Flies") was a small Palestinian village 26 kilometers (16 mi) northwest of Hebron, near the modern village of Luzit, between Jerusalem, and Ashkelon. The village was depopulated in the 1948 Palestine War.