Ayn al-Mansi
| Ayn al-Mansi | |
|---|---|
  Ayn al-Mansi | |
| Arabic | عين المنسي |
| Name meaning | "forgotten well" |
| Also spelled | 'Ein al-Mansi |
| Subdistrict | Jenin |
| Coordinates | 32°35′35.80″N 35°10′38.15″E / 32.5932778°N 35.1772639°ECoordinates: 32°35′35.80″N 35°10′38.15″E / 32.5932778°N 35.1772639°E |
| Palestine grid | 166/222 |
| Population | 90 (1945[1]) |
| Area | 1,295 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | mid-April 1948[2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Ayn al-Mansi (Arabic: عين المنسي, Ein el Mansî) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin of the Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated as a result of a military attack in mid-April during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Hadawi, 1970, p. 54. Also gives total land area in dunums.
- 1 2 Morris, 2004, p. xviii village #386. Also gives cause of depopulation.
Bibliography
- Hadawi, Sami (1970), Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center
- Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
- Morris, Benny (2004), The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6
External links
- Welcome To 'Ayn al-Mansi
- 'Ayn al-Mansi, from Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center
- 'Ayn al-Mansi, Palestine Family.net
- 3ein Al-Mansi, Dr. Moslih Kanaaneh
- Tour of Ayn al-Mansi, 18.2.06, Zochrot
- Address of Kassem Zeid at Zochrot’s visit to the village of Ayn al-Mansi, from Zochrot
- Booklet about Ayn al-Mansi (2006), downloadable, from Zochrot
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