Nabi Rubin

al-Nabi Rubin

النبي روبين
al-Nebi Rubin
al-Nabi Rubin النبي روبين al-Nebi Rubin
	The shrine of Nabi Rubin in 2021
	Etymology: "The Prophet Reuben"
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Nabi Rubin (click the buttons)
	al-Nabi Rubin Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°55′46″N 34°44′02″E / 31.92944°N 34.73389°E
Palestine grid	124/148
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	June 1, 1948
Area
• Total	31,002 dunams (31.002 km2 or 11.970 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,420
Cause(s) of depopulation	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Palmachim, Gan Sorek

Nabi Rubin (from Arabic: النبي روبين, romanized: an-Nabī Rūbīn) was a town depopulated during the 1947–1949 Palestine war in Palestine, now Israel, located 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) west of Ramla,^[4] just northeast of Yibna, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Jaffa.^[5] The village was situated on the southern banks of the Nahal Sorek/Wadi al-Sarar at an elevation of 25 meters (82 ft) above sea level.

Nabi Rubin is named after a maqam (shrine) in the village, believed by Muslims to be the tomb of biblical Reuben, first son of Jacob.^[4] A Bedouin village of the Malalkha tribe, it evolved into a permanent settlement in the early 20th century.^[6] It was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the inhabitants were expelled.

^ Cite error: The named reference DoS1945 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Morris, 2004, p. XIX, village #253. Also gives cause of depopulation.
^ ^a ^b Khalidi, 1992, p. 403
^ ^a ^b Welcome to al-Nabi Rubin Palestine Remembered.
^ Cite error: The named reference Gonen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in Shomron studies. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 379

al-Nabi Rubin النبي روبين al-Nebi Rubin
The shrine of Nabi Rubin in 2021
Etymology: "The Prophet Reuben"
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Nabi Rubin (click the buttons)
al-Nabi Rubin Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°55′46″N 34°44′02″E / 31.92944°N 34.73389°E / 31.92944; 34.73389
Palestine grid	124/148
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Ramle
Date of depopulation	June 1, 1948^[2]
Area
• Total	31,002 dunams (31.002 km² or 11.970 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,420^[1]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Palmachim,^[3] Gan Sorek^[3]