Arabic خربة أم صابونة Palestine grid 201/221 Date of depopulation 21 May 1948 | Subdistrict Baysan | |
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Umm Sabuna (Arabic: خربة أم صابونة), was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Baysan. It was depopulated by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948 as part of Operation Gideon. It was located 10.5 km northeast of Baysan and the 'Ayn Umm-Sabuna provided the village with water.
History
In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the Mandatory Palestine authorities, it was counted under the Arab Es Saqr, who had a total population of 444; 443 Muslims and 1 Christian, in a total of 85 houses.
The population in 1948 was 868.
References
Khirbat Umm Sabuna Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA