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al-Nabi Rubin
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| Arabic | النبي روبين |
| Name Meaning | The prophet Rubin |
| Also Spelled | an-Nabi Rubin, Neby Rubin |
| District | Acre |
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| Population | 1,400 (1945) |
| Area | 18,563 dunums
18.6 km² |
| Date of depopulation | early November 1948[1] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Shomera, Even Menachem, Zar'it, Shtula |
Al-Nabi Rubin Arabic: النبي روبين was a Palestinian village located 28 kilometers northeast of Acre. Al-Nabi Rubin students used to attend school in the nearby village of Tarbikha.
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In the late nineteenth century, Al-Nabi Rubin was described as a small village located on a hilltop, around a tomb, or "Neby". There were about 90 Muslim villagers. Arable land, fig and olive trees surrounded the village. Two cisterns and a "birket" was also near.[2]
The village was captured by Israel as a result of the Haganah's offensive, Operation Hiram during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and was mostly destroyed with the exception of its shrine. Al-Nabi Rubin inhabitants were expelled to Lebanon in two waves, the aged and infirm were the last to depart when the IDF trucked them to the Lebanese border.[3]
A shrine thought to be dedicated to the prophet Rubin is the only original structure that remains on former village's lands.[4]