Khirbat al-Zababida

This article is about the former Palestinian village in Tulkarm Sub-district. For other uses, see Zababida (disambiguation).
Khirbat al-Zababida
خربة الزبابدة
Etymology: The ruin of Zebabdeh (a family name)
1870s map
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1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat al-Zababida (click the buttons)
Khirbat al-Zababida
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°15′11″N 34°50′14″E / 32.25306°N 34.83722°E / 32.25306; 34.83722
Palestine grid134/184
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictTulkarm
Date of depopulationMay 15, 1948
Area
 • Total
10,879 dunams (10.879 km2; 4.200 sq mi)
Current LocalitiesYakum Ga'ash

Khirbat al-Zababida (Arabic: خربة الزبابدة, the Ruin of the People of Kafr Zibad) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on May 15, 1948. It was located 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Tulkarm, south of Wadi al-Faliq. Khirbat al-Zababida was mostly destroyed except for four deserted houses.

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