Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 1, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #15 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Ben-Ami
Israeli attacking brigade	Carmeli Brigade
Defenders	Local militia
Refugees' migration route	Many of Ghabisiyya inhabitants were expelled to the upper Galilee until the whole region fell at the end of October 1948, soon after that they were on the move again to Lebanon.
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Ghabisiyya was mostly destroyed with the exception of its mosque.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	In February 1949, al-Ghabisiyya inhabitants, and some from the nearby villages of al-Shayskh Dawoud & al-Shaykh Danunn, were completely ethnically cleansed to Lebanon.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 11,771 Jewish 0 Public 17 Total 11,786 (includes al-Shayskh Dawoud #amp; al-Shaykh Danunn)
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 1,371 Planted W/ Cereal 6,633 Built up 58 Cultivable 8,004 Non-Cultivable 3,724
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 150 1922 427 1931 470 1945 1,240 1948 1,438 Est. Refugees 1998 8,833
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 125 1948 382
Schools	One school which was founded by the Ottomans in 1886.
Religious institutions	One mosque which remains standing, but it needs renovations guys?
Archeological sites	The village contains many caves that were used as burial places and the remains of a large Canaanite town.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Netiv ha-Shayyara
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The only landmark that remains is the mosque-a domed, stone structure, with arched doors and windows and decorative arches in the interior.The debris of houses, terraces, and the village cemetery can be seen amidst a thick forest of cypress trees that was planted on the village site and part of the land. Cactuses also grow on the site."

• Nakba Oral History: Interview with Taha Abdullah Abdul 'Aal