Ghabbatiyya () was a Palestinian Arab hamlet in the Safad Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on October 30, 1948, under Operation Hiram. It was located 12 km northwest of Safad.
In 1945 it had a population of 60 Muslims.Khalidi, 1992, p.451
History In 1881 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine found at Kh. Ghabbâti "foundations of walls and one olive press".Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 237 British mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, ‘’Ghabbatia’’ had a population of 9 Muslims.Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Safad, p. 41
In the 1945 statistics the population was 60 Muslims, with a total of 3,453 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 69. Of this, 15 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 412 for cereals;Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 119 while a total of 2,509 dunams was non-cultivable area.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 169
1948, aftermath Israeli forces occupied Ghabbatiyya on 30 October 1948. In 1992 the village site was described: "The site is deserted and covered with grass, a few fig trees, stones, and the ruins of stone houses. The walls of one destroyed house still stand. The surrounding land is used by Israelis for grazing and forestry, and woods cover nearby Mount ‘Adathir." References
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External links Welcome To Ghabbatiyya, Ghabbatiyya, Zochrot Ghabbattiyya, Villages of Palestine Survey of Western Palestine, Map 4: IAA, Wikimedia commons