Nabi 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 / 31.92944; 34.73389
Palestine grid124/148
Geopolitical entityMandatory Palestine
SubdistrictRamle
Date of depopulationJune 1, 1948
Area
 • Total
31,002 dunams (31.002 km2 or 11.970 sq mi)
Population
 (1945)
 • Total
1,420
Cause(s) of depopulationExpulsion by Yishuv forces
Current LocalitiesPalmachim, 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, just northeast of Yibna, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of Jaffa. 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. A Bedouin village of the Malalkha tribe, it evolved into a permanent settlement in the early 20th century. It was captured by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the inhabitants were expelled.

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