Suba, Jerusalem
Suba (Arabic: صوبا) was a Palestinian Arab village west of Jerusalem that was depopulated and destroyed in 1948. The site of the village lies on the summit of a conical hill called Tel Tzova (Hebrew: תל צובה), or Jabal Suba, rising 769 meters above sea level, and it was built on the ruins of a Crusader castle.
Suba
صوبا Soba, Sobetha, Zova | |
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Remains of the Suba village square and surrounding buildings, formerly the Belmont Castle courtyard | |
| Etymology: The heap | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Suba, Jerusalem (click the buttons) | |
Suba Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°47′5″N 35°7′34″E | |
| Palestine grid | 162/132 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jerusalem |
| Date of depopulation | 13 July 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,102 dunams (4.102 km2 or 1.584 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 620 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Tzova |
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