Bayt Nuba

Bayt Nuba
بيت نوبا
Bait Nuba, Beit Nubah, Beit Nouba
Etymology: "House of Nuba"
1870s map
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1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Bayt Nuba (click the buttons)
Bayt Nuba
Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°51′12″N 35°1′57″E / 31.85333°N 35.03250°E / 31.85333; 35.03250
Palestine grid153/139
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulation7 June 1967 (?)
Cause(s) of depopulationExpulsion by Israeli forces
Current LocalitiesMevo Horon

Bayt Nuba (Arabic: بيت نوبا) is a depopulated Palestinian Arab village, located halfway between Jerusalem and Ramla. During the 1967 Six Day War, Israeli troops ethnically cleansed Bayt Nuba and replaced it with the Jewish-only settlement of Mevo Horon.

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