in the 1945 statistics the population tarbikha, suruh and al-nabi rubin together was 1000 muslims according to an official land and population survey, all were muslims, and they had a total of 18,563 dunams of land. 619 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 3,204 used for cereals, while 112 dunams were built-up (urban) land.