Al-Kabri

al-Kabri

الكابري
Kabira
Le Quiebre (Crusader name)
al-Kabri الكابري Kabira; Le Quiebre (Crusader name)
	the cemetery of Al-Kabri
	Etymology: The Bridge (in Turkish)
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Kabri (click the buttons)
	al-Kabri Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 33°00′56″N 35°09′03″E / 33.01556°N 35.15083°E
Palestine grid	164/269
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Acre
Date of depopulation	5, 21 May 1948
Area
• Total	28,729 dunams (28.7 km2 or 11.1 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,530
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary cause	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kabri, Ga'aton, Me'ona, Ein Ya'akov, Ma'alot, Kefar Vradim

Al-Kabri (Arabic: الكابري) was a Palestinian Arab town in the Galilee located 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) northeast of Acre. It was captured by the Haganah 21 May 1948, a week after the State of Israel was declared. In 1945, it had a population of 1,530^[5] and a total area cultivated of 20,617^[6] dunams. It is near the site of Tel Kabri.

^ Palmer, 1881, p. 43
^ Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 5
^ Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #81. Also gives causes of depopulation
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 19
^ Khalidi, 1992, p. 20: Citrus, bananas, cereals, fruit and olive trees

[1] Palmer, 1881, p. 43

[1945p5-2] Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 5

[3] Morris, 2004, p. xvii, village #81. Also gives causes of depopulation

[Khalidi-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Cite error: The named reference Khalidi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Khalidi19-5] Khalidi, 1992, p. 19

[6] Khalidi, 1992, p. 20: Citrus, bananas, cereals, fruit and olive trees

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al-Kabri الكابري Kabira Le Quiebre (Crusader name)
the cemetery of Al-Kabri
Etymology: The Bridge (in Turkish)^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Kabri (click the buttons)
al-Kabri Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 33°00′56″N 35°09′03″E / 33.01556°N 35.15083°E / 33.01556; 35.15083
Palestine grid	164/269
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Acre
Date of depopulation	5, 21 May 1948^[3]
Area
• Total	28,729 dunams (28.7 km² or 11.1 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	1,530^[2]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Secondary cause	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Kabri,^[4] Ga'aton,^[4] Me'ona,^[4] Ein Ya'akov,^[4] Ma'alot,^[4] Kefar Vradim^[4]