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.Photo: Hanay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: village in Tiberias, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Lubia” and “Lūbiya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Golani Museum and Hodayot.
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 2024 it had a population of 108. Hodayot is situated 2 km northeast of Lubya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Giv’at Avni and Ilaniya.
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 2024 it had a population of 2,143.
Ilaniya
Village
Photo: Ravit, Public domain.
Ilaniya is a moshav in northern Israel. Also known as Sejera, after the adjacent Arab village al-Shajara, it was the first Jewish settlement in the Lower Galilee and played an important role in the Jewish settlement of the Galilee from its early years until the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
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 2024 it had a population of 659. Lavi is situated 2½ km northeast of Lubya.
Lubya
- Categories: town, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, former settlement, and historic site
- Location: Northern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.77285° or 32° 46′ 22″ northLongitude
35.4202° or 35° 25′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8G4QQCFC+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 884633978OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2920974
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Lubya” goes by many names.
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