Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	June 1, 1948
Distance from district center	14.5 (km) West of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	less than 25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #13 on the map
Israeli military operation	Second stage of Operation Barak
Israeli attacking brigade	Giv'ati Brigade
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village shrine and its mosque.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Some villagers managed to stay behind until the end of the harvest time, then they were kicked out.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 30,994 Jewish 0 Public 8 Total 31,002
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 683 Irrigated & Plantation 184 Planted W/ Cereal 4,357 Cultivable 5,224 Non-Cultivable 25,778
Population before occupation	Year Population 1945 1,420 1948 1,647 Est. Refugees 1998 10,116
Schools	An elementary school for boys which was founded in 1946, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 55 students.
Inhabitants place of origin	The village itself was inhabited by members of the Abu Sawayrih tribe, descendants of the al-Maliha Bedouin tribe who had lived in the Sinai desert.
Religious institutions	One large mosque which remains standing to this date.
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for al-Nabi Rubin who was honored with an annual mawsim.
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village is located on the southern banks of the Rubin River (Wadi al-Sarar).
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz Palmachim, Gan Soreq, & Hatsofim Dalet.
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"The shrine of al-Nabi Rubin stands amid shrubs and other wild vegetation. A minaret that has three lancet-arched entrances stands at one end of it. A number of minor shrines built of large stones also remain. Near the shrine is a deserted, free-standing cement structure that consists of a single, box-shaped room."