Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 4, 1948
Distance from district center	9 (km) Northeast of Tiberias
Elevation from the sea	-200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #4 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Matat (Broom)
Israeli acts of terror	Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Tabigha was completely defaced with the exception of the Christian churches, monasteries, and few shrines.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Tabigha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 5,287 Jewish 0 Public 2 Total 5,389
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 7 Irrigated & Plantation 287 Planted W/ Cereal 2,728 Cultivable 3,022 Non-Cultivable 2,367
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 44 1922 175 1931 245 1945 330 1948 383 Est. Refugees 1998 2,351
Number of houses	In (1931): 53 (includes Khan al-Minya)
Town's name through history	The Crusades referred to al-Tabigha by Mensa Christi.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on Tabigha's lands.
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 Khalid, all that remains of the village:-
The village site, partly covered by thorn grass and cactus, has piles of stones and crumbled stone walls scattered about. The Christian churches, monasteries, and shrines in the vicinity still stand

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