Salbit

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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Place details

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

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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

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Contents

History
Hebrew Bible
Roman and Byzantine periods
Ottoman period
British Mandate
1948 war and aftermath
References
Bibliography
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==History== ===Hebrew Bible=== In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine identified Salbit with Shaalabbin (Biblical Hebrew: Šʽlbyn/*Šʽlbyt), which was located northwest of biblical Aijalon (modern day Yalo).