سلبیت

Salbit (, also spelled Selbît) was a Palestinian Arab village located southeast of al-Ramla. Salbit was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War after a military assault by Israeli forces. The Israeli locality of Shaalvim was established on the former village's lands in 1951.

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Vinony's link graph records 503 inbound references to سلبیت, and connects out to Ramla, Lod and Magdala.

It is catalogued under topics including Ancient Samaritan settlements and Arab villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.

Vinony links it to 9 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality: שעלבים
Region: מחוז המרכז
Country: ישראל
Population: 1,928

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Salbit
Settlement.native_name: سلبيت
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.other_name: Selebi, Shaalvim, Shaalbim, Shaalabbin
Settlement.imagesize: 250
Settlement.etymology: from personal name
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.map_caption: A series of historical maps of the area around Salbit (click the buttons)
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 200
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 148/141
Settlement.subdivision_type: Geopolitical entity
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mandatory Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ramle
Settlement.established_title1: Date of depopulation
Settlement.established_date1: 15–16 July 1948