Lubya
Lubya, sometimes referred to as Lubia, Lubieh and Loubieh, was a Palestinian Arab town located ten kilometers west of Tiberias that was captured, ethnically cleansed, and destroyed by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War where its residents were forcefully evacuated and became refugees.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Ruin
- Description: village in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Lubia”, “Lubiya”, “Lūbiya”, and “Lubiyyah”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hodayot and Golani Museum.
Hodayot
Community center
Photo: Almog, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hodayot is a religious boarding school and youth village in northern Israel. Located to the west of the Sea of Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 133. Hodayot is situated 1½ km northeast of Lubya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giv’at Avni and Lavi.
Giv’at Avni
Village
Photo: Asafsagi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Giv'at Avni is a community settlement in northern Israel. Located adjacent to the Sea of Galilee and Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 2,137.
Lavi
Village
Lavi is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located 310 meters above sea level and 10 minutes from Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 631.
Sde Ilan
Village
Photo: Almog, Public domain.
Sde Ilan is a religious moshav in northern Israel. Located to the west of Tiberias, it falls under the jurisdiction of Lower Galilee Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 744. Sde Ilan is situated 3 km south of Lubya.
Lubya
- Categories: town, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Lubya” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قرية لوبيه”
- Arabic: “لوبيا”
- Arabic: “لوبية”
- Asturian: “Lubya”
- Egyptian Arabic: “لوبيا”
- Hebrew: “לוביה”
- Persian: “لوبیا”
- Polish: “Lubja”
- Urdu: “لوبیا، طبریا”
- “Etl”
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