Khirbat Qumbaza
Khirbat Qumbaza | |
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| Etymology: Kumbazah, possibly from Persian fordomeorcupola[1] | |
 1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay mapA series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat Qumbaza (click the buttons) | |
  Khirbat Qumbaza Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°37′55″N35°1′34″E/ 32.63194°N 35.02611°E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/226 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | May 1948[3] |
| Population (1931) | |
| • Total | 2,160[2] |
| Current Localities | Kerem Maharal[4] |
Khirbat Qumbazawas aPalestinian Arabvillage in theHaifa Subdistrict,located 21.5 km south ofHaifa,3 km away from Wadi al-Milh. It was depopulated during the1948 Arab-Israeli Warin May 1948.
History
[edit]One km to the southeast of the village site lay the maqam of Shaykh Quttayna, just below Khirbat Quttayna. Khirbat Quttayna has been identified by some scholars as theCanaaniteplaceKartah.[5]
In the 1882, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestinedescribed Khirbat Qumbaza as "a small hamlet on high ground".[6]
British Mandate era
[edit]In the1931 census of Palestine,conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities,Khirbat Qumbaza was counted withIjzim,Khirbat Al-Manara,Al-Mazar,Shaykh al-Buraykandal-Washahiyya.Together they had a population of 2160; 88 Christians and the rest Muslim, in a total of 442 houses.[2]
1948 and aftermath
[edit]In July 1948, theIDFfound hundreds of women, children and old people atIjzimand nearby Khirbat Qumbaza. "More than 100" Arabs were reported killed, and about 100 militiamen were taken prisoners.[7]Following the war the area was incorporated into theState of Israel,and according toWalid Khalidi,writing in 1992, some of the village's land was used by the Israeli army as military training ground, while themoshavofKerem Maharalwas close to the old village site.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Palmer, 1881, p.150
- ^abMills, 1932, p.91.Number includesIjzim,Khirbat Al-Manara,Al-Mazar,Shaykh al-Burayk,al-Washahiyya
- ^given in Morris, 2004, p.xviii,village No. 165, followed by a (?)
- ^abKhalidi, 1992, p. 185
- ^Abel, 1967, p. 63. Cited in Khalidi, 1992, p. 184.
- ^Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p.42.Also quoted in Khalidi, 1992, p. 184
- ^Morris, 2004, p.439
Bibliography
[edit]- Abel, F.M.(1967)1938.Geographie de la Palestine.Vol. 2 Geographie Politique (3 ed.). Paris.
{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Cited in Khalidi, 1992. - Conder, C.R.;Kitchener, H.H.(1882).The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology.Vol. 2. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Khalidi, W.(1992).All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948.Washington D.C.:Institute for Palestine Studies.ISBN0-88728-224-5.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932).Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas.Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- Morris, B.(2004).The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited.Cambridge University Press.ISBN978-0-521-00967-6.
- Palmer, E.H.(1881).The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer.Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
[edit]- Welcome To Qumbaza, Khirbat
- Khirbat Qumbaza,Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8:IAA,Wikimedia commons
- Qumbaza,from theKhalil Sakakini Cultural Center
