The depopulated village of Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa / District of Haifa
District of Haifa
Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa
About the depopulated village of Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa
- District
- Haifa
- Date Al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa was occupied
- 08 April 1948
- Population in 1948
- 1,310
- Military operation
- The Battle of Mishmar ha-'Emeq
- Brigade that carried it out
- Palmach، Alexandroni Brigade، The Carmeli Brigade
- Who defended the village
- Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
- Distance from the governorate centre
- 28 (km) South East of Haifa
- Elevation above sea level
- 200 m
- Cause of displacement
- Military assault by Zionist troops
- Extent of destruction
- The village has been completely obliterated, and only house rubble left behind.
- Ethnic cleansing
- al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
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District: Haifa
Population 1948: 1310
Occupation date: 09/04/1948
Jewish settlements on village/town land before 1948: None
Jewish settlements on village/town land after 1948: None
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