Al-Manara | |
Arabic | المنارة |
District | Tiberias |
Population | 580 (1945) |
Area | 6,797 dunums |
Date of depopulation | early March, 1948[1] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Al-Manara (Arabic: المنارة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Tiberias. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 1, 1948 by Jewish troops. It was located 5 km south of Tiberias. The Crusaders referred to al-Manara as Menan.
In 1945 it had total population of 580. Al-Manara contains Khirbat al-Manara and Khirbat Sarjuna.