Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 14, 1948
Distance from district center	13.5 (km) North of Acre
Elevation from the sea	25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #9 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Ben Ami
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	In December 1948, al-Zeeb was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village mosque and one house only.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Zeeb inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,438 Jewish 0 Public 169 Total 12,607
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 2,972 Irrigated & Plantation 1,989 Area planted w/ olives 2,000 Planted W/ Cereal 4,425 Built up 62 Cultivable 9,386 Non-Cultivable 3,159
Population before occupation	Year Population 1596 875 19th century 400 1931 1,059 1945 1,910 1948 2,216 Est. Refugees 1998 13,606
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 251 1948 525
Town's name through history	Canaanite referred to al-Zeeb by Akzib (trickster), the Romans called it Ecdippa, and the Crusaders identified it either by Casal Lambertie or Imbert.
Schools	al-Zeeb had an elementary school which was founded by the Ottomans in 1882.
Notable people from town	The famous 18th century Muslim scholar and judge Abu 'Ali al-Zeebi was born in the village.
Religious institutions	The village has one mosque, which remained intact to this date. It was renovated and now is being used as Tourist attraction!
Archeological sites	al-Zeeb contains foundations of buildings, floors, a cistern, and rock-carved tools. In addition, it has six nearby khirbas within its boundaries.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kibbutz Gesher ha-Ziv, Sa'ar, and Leman.
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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:
"All that remains of the village is the mosque, which has been restored for tourism, and the house of the mukhtar (the village head) Husayn , Ataya, which is now a museum. The house is relatively large and made of masonry. The stone mosque has a dome and a large decorative arch on the front facade."