Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	November 1, 1948
Distance from district center	27 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	550 (meters)
Map location	See location number #4 on the map
Israeli military operation	Last stage Operation Hiram
Israeli attacking brigade	'Oded Brigade
Exodus Cause	Expulsion by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village was mostly destroyed with the exception of the 21 stone houses which are being used by Israeli Jewish settlers.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Tarbikha inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,548 Jewish 0 Public 6,015 Total 18,563
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Irrigated & Plantation 619 Area planted w/ olives 60 Planted W/ Cereal 3,204 Built up 112 Cultivable 3,823 Non-Cultivable 14,628
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 88 19th century 100 1931 674 1945 1,000 1948 1,160 Est. Refugees 1998 7,124
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 149 1948 256
Town's name through history	The Crusader referred to Tarbikha by Tayerebika.
Schools	Tarbikha had an elementary school for boys which was founded in 1938, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 120 boys. Students from the nearby villages of al-Nabi Rubin and Surah used to attend the same school.
Religious institutions	Two mosques
Water supplies	Several springs, reservoirs, and wells which provided Tabrikha's inhabitants with water for domestic use.
Archeological sites	Numerous khirbas on the village lands, some khirbas have ancient Olive presses and rock-hewn tombs.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Shomera, Even Menachem, Shetula, and Kefar Rosenwald.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"About twenty houses from the village are now occupied by the residents of Moshav Shomera. Some of the roofs have been remodeled and given a gabled form. Stones from the original houses embellish the roof of the central shelter of the moshav."