Former village in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine
Hiribya
Hirbiya was a Palestinian Arab village in the Gaza Subdistrict, located 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) northeast of Gaza along the southern coastal plain of Palestine.
Situated where the Battle of La Forbie took place in 1244, it was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
How locals move
Getting around Hiribya the local way
- Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.
From Wikivoyage: Ashkelon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.
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