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| al-Manshiyya District of Acre المنشيه - אל-מנשיה Ethnically cleansed days ago |
Statistic/Fact
Value
Israeli occupation date
May 14, 1948
Distance from district center
2 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea
less than 25 (meters)
Map location
See location number #21 on the map
Israeli military operation
First stage of operation Ben-Ami
Exodus Cause
Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains
after destruction by IsraelisOn June 16th, 1948, al-Manshiyya was completely destroyed with the exception of the Baha'i shrine, the village mosque, the Islamic school for orphans, and a handful of old houses remain intact!
Ethnically cleansing
by Israelisal-Manshiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership
before occupation
Ethnic Group
Land Ownership (Dunums)
Arab
12,522
Jewish
1,895
Public
469
Total
14,886
Land usage in 1945
Land Usage Type
Arab (Dunum)
Jewish (Dunum)
Area planted w/ citrus
253
0
Irrigated & Plantation
619
2
Area planted w/ olives
2
0
Planted W/ Cereal
10,823
1,793
Built up
27
0
Cultivable
11,695
1,795
Non-Cultivable
1,269
100
Population
before occupation
Year
Population
19th century
150
1922
371
1931
460
1945
1,080 (270 Jewish)
1948
940
Est. Refugees 1998
5,770
Number of houses
Year
Number of houses
1931
132
1948
269
Inhabitants place of origin
The villagers believed that al-Manshiyya was established in the aftermath of the Crusades, and that the original inhabitants were brought by the Mameluks from North Africa to repopulate the area.
Religious institutions
al-Manshiyya had an Islamic orphanage and a mosque known by the mosque of Abu 'Atiyya ( remains standing, but it requires renovations guys!).
Shrines/maqams
A shrine for Baha' Allah, who was the founder of the Baha'i religious sect.
Archeological sites
The village contains an ancient burial ground and the foundation of old 'Akka (Acre) in Tel al-Fukhkhar.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands
Shamrat and Bustan ha-Galil
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According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The Baha'i shrine, the mosque, the Islamic school for orphans, and a few houses still stand; the rest of the village is gone. The shrine is a handsome, domed structure, the front wall and arched entrance of which are framed by prominent stone pillars. The mosque, a stone structure with a dome and vaulted ceilings, has been turned into a private home for a Jewish family. The former Islamic school for orphans is also inhabited. The al-Basha water canal, built with stone blocks, still exists, but is not functioning; the same is also true of an aqueduct."
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