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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 8, 1948
Distance from district center	28 (km) South East of Haifa
Elevation from the sea	110 (meters)
Map location	See location number #30 on the map
Israeli military operation	Battle for Mishmar Ha'emek
Israeli attacking brigade	Units drawn from the Palmach, as well as the Carmeli and Alexandroni Brigades
Defenders	Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely obliterated in mid March 1948
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Ghubayya al-Tahta inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 11,607 Jewish 0 Public 532 Total 12,139
Population before occupation	Year Population 1931 200 1945 1,130
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 38
Schools	al-Ghubayya al-Tahta shared an elementary school (founded by the Ottomans in 1888) with the villages of al-Ghubayya-al-Fawqa and al-Naghnaghiyya. The school was later on closed during the British Mandate period.
Archeological sites	The village had several khirbats (including Tel Abu Shusha) which contained artifacts such as fragments of pottery, pieces of masonry, and an olive press.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Midrakh 'Oz
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"No traces of houses can be identified"

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
محمد تركمان	تركمان	الزبابدة, فلسطين
Motasem Hassan	turkman	jordan
gassan deeb	nagnaggya	nablus, palestine
سامي	تركمان	-
Arab Al Turkman	Arab Al Turkman	-

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