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| has gloss | eng: Sabbarin was a former Palestinian Arab village located 28 kilometers south of Haifa. According to the 1931 census of Palestine, the village had a population of 1,108 inhabitants and the village's lands spanned 25,307 dunams. History In the late nineteenth century, Sabbarin was described as a "large" village with about 600 inhabitants, who cultivated 55 faddans (1 faddan =100-250 dunums) of land. 1948, and aftermath Sabbarin was captured by Israeli forces on May 12, 1948 during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War in Operation Coastal Clearing. It was defended by a local militia and possibly the Arab Liberation Army. Others who had fled earlier ended up in refugee camps in the Jenin area. |
| lexicalization | eng: Sabbarin |
| instance of | e/Iraq Suwaydan |
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