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Kabul (Arabic: „-“, Hebrew: „-“) is a local council in the North District of Israel, located 14 kilometers (9 mi) southeast of Acre and north of Shefa-'Amr.
History
Kabul is the Biblical Cabul mentioned by Joshua. It was assigned to the Tribe of Asher. King Solomon handed it over to Hiram I, the king of Phoenicia, because he helped Solomon build his temple in Jerusalem. The name "Kabul" derives from the Hebrew word mekubbal which means "clad", as in the inhabitants were "clad" in gold and silver.[1] In Roman times, Josephus calls the town "Chabolo" and camped there. He described it as a post from which incursions were made into the Galilee.[2]
Al-Muqaddasi visited Kabul in 985 CE, while it was under Abbasid rule. He writes that "it is a town in the coastal district. It has fields of sugarcanes, an they make the best sugar - better than in all the rest of Syria." Ali of Herat reports in 1173, that two sons of Jacob are buried in the town, namely Reuben and Simeon. Kabul was one of the principal cities of Jund al-Urrdun (District of Jordan).[3] Its Crusader name was "Cabor". In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, it was a place for Jewish pilgrimage for containing the tombs of the Jewish scholars and philosophers Abraham ibn Ezra, Judah Halevi, and Solomon ibn Gabirol.[1]
The village was captured by Israel on July 15, 1948 during Operation Dekel by the Sheva Brigade. Israeli forces did not attack Kabul and very few of Kabul's residents fled the village. Currently, there are three mosques in the town.[4]
Demography
In a 1922 census by the British Mandate of Palestine, Kabul had 365 inhabitants, rising to 457 in 1931. According to the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the town of Kabul had a population of 7,134 in 1995, rising to 9,400 in 2005. Its inhabitants are mostly Muslims. Kabul's prominent families are Rayan, Hamoud, Taha, Taha Mi'ar, Ibrahim, Habi, Uthman, 'Ashkar, Sharari, 'Akari, Badran, and Bouqa'i. The town hosts a large number of Internally displaced Palestinians from the nearby destroyed villages of al-Birwa, al-Damun, Mi'ar and al-Ruways.[4]
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Coordinates: 32°52„12“N 35°12„23“E- / -32.87, 35.206332
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