Yibna
Yibna (Arabic: يبنا; Jabneh or Jabneel in Biblical times; Jamnia in Roman times; Ibelin to the Crusaders), or Tel Yavne, is an archaeological site and depopulated Palestinian town. The ruins are located immediately southeast of the modern Israeli city of Yavne.
Yibna
يبنا Tel Yavne | |
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Mamluk minaret in Yibna | |
| Etymology: Built | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Yibna (click the buttons) | |
Yibna Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°51′58″N 34°44′47″E | |
| Palestine grid | 126/141 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | 4 June 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59,554 dunams (59.554 km2 or 22.994 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 5,420 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Yavne, Beit Raban, Kfar HaNagid, Beit Gamliel |
The town had a population of 5,420 in 1948, located 15 kilometers southwest of Ramla. Yibna was taken by Israeli forces on 4 June 1948, and was depopulated during the military assault and expulsion.
It is a significant site for post-biblical Jewish history, as it was the location of the Council of Jamnia, considered the birthplace of modern Rabbinic Judaism. It is also significant in the history of the Crusades, as the location of the House of Ibelin.
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