Jabbul
Jabbul (Arabic: جبول), is a depopulated former Palestinian Arab village located 7 km north of Baysan. During Operation Gideon, the village was occupied by the Golani Brigade.
Jabbul
جبول | |
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| Etymology: possibly "Boundary" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Jabbul (click the buttons) | |
Jabbul Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°34′01″N 35°30′35″E | |
| Palestine grid | 198/219 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Baysan |
| Date of depopulation | May 18, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,107 dunams (15.107 km2 or 5.833 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 250 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Secondary cause | Influence of nearby town's fall |
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