Hiribya information

Hiribya

هربيا
Hirbya, Herbieh^[1]
Hiribya هربيا Hirbya, Herbieh
	Etymology: Herbieh, p.n., from "to take flight".
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Hiribya (click the buttons)
	Hiribya Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°36′21″N 34°32′47″E / 31.60583°N 34.54639°E
Palestine grid	107/112
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	late October–November 1948
Area
• Total	23,312 dunams (23.3 km2 or 9.0 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	2,300
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Zikim, Karmia, Yad Mordechai

Hirbiya (Arabic: هربيا) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) northeast of Gaza along the southern coastal plain of Palestine. Situated where the Battle of La Forbie took place in 1244, it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.^[7]

^ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p. 235
^ Palmer, 1881, p. 360
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45
^ Morris, 2004, p. xx, village No. 379. Also gives causes of depopulation.
^ ^a ^b ^c Khalidi, 1992, p. 102
^ Khalidi, 1992, p.101.

[1] Conder and Kitchener, 1883, p. 235

[2] Palmer, 1881, p. 360

[DoS1945p31-3] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31

[Hadawi45-4] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45

[5] Morris, 2004, p. xx, village No. 379. Also gives causes of depopulation.

[Khalidi102-6] Khalidi, 1992, p. 102

[Khalidi-7] Khalidi, 1992, p.101.

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Hiribya هربيا Hirbya, Herbieh^[1]
Etymology: Herbieh, p.n., from "to take flight".^[2]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Hiribya (click the buttons)
Hiribya Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°36′21″N 34°32′47″E / 31.60583°N 34.54639°E / 31.60583; 34.54639
Palestine grid	107/112
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	late October–November 1948^[5]
Area
• Total	23,312 dunams (23.3 km² or 9.0 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	2,300^[3]^[4]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Zikim,^[6] Karmia,^[6] Yad Mordechai^[6]