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Dayr al-Dubban
District of Hebron
دير الدبان - דיר א-דבאן
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Statistic/Fact Value
Israeli occupation date October 23, 1948
Distance from district center 26 (km) Northwest of Hebron
Elevation from the sea 225 (meters)
Map location See location number #7 on the map
Israeli military operation Operation Yo'av
Defenders Local militia and Egyptian Army/Muslim Brotherhood Battalion
Exodus Cause Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by Israelis		 Dayr al-Dubban was completely obliterated and defaced.
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis		 Dayr al-Dubban inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab 7,777
Jewish 0
Public 7
Total 7,784
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum)
Area planted w/ olives 153
Planted W/ Cereal 5,358
Built up 58
Cultivable 5,358
Non-Cultivable 2,368
Population
before occupation
Year Population
1922 454
1931 543
1945 730
1948 847
Est. Refugees 1998 5,200
Number of houses
Year Number of houses
1931 112
1948 174
Archeological sites Dayr al-Dubban contains the foundations of buildings, mosaic floors, burial places, and rock-hewn presses.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Moroccan Jews founded Luzit in 1955
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The village's old roads are easily identifiable. There are also remnants of stone terraces and a cave."

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    Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return?
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    حسنين حسنين الخرسان عمان, الاردن
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