Tarbikha
Tarbikha (Arabic: تربيخا), was a Palestinian Arab village. It was located 27 kilometres (17 miles) northeast of Acre in the British Mandate District of Acre that was captured and depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The inhabitants of this village were, similar to the inhabitants of Southern Lebanon, Shia Muslims.
Tarbikha
تربيخا | |
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| Etymology: possibly from Teir Bikha, the Fortress of Bikha | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Tarbikha (click the buttons) | |
Tarbikha Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 33°04′59″N 35°17′06″E | |
| Palestine grid | 177/276 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Acre |
| Date of depopulation | Early November 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,563 dunams (18.563 km2 or 7.167 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Shomera, Even Menachem, Shtula, Zar'it |
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