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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	April 20, 1948
Distance from district center	10 (km) South of al-Ramla
Elevation from the sea	75 (meters)
Map location	See location number #39 on the map
Israeli military operation	Operation Barak (lightening)
Israeli attacking brigade	Either Giv'ati Brigade or Har' el Brigade
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	al-Mansura was completely obliterated.
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Mansura inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 2,123 Jewish 102 Public 103 Total 2,328
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 2,177 102 Built up 3 0 Cultivable 2,177 102 Non-Cultivable 46 0
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 31 1931 61 1945 90 1948 104 Est. Refugees 1998 641
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 14 1948 23
Schools	al-Mansura's students used to attend school in al-Ramla city and in the neighboring villages.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	No Israeli settlements on village lands.
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, all that remains of the village:
"The site is planted with sycamore trees and there are also cactuses growing on it."

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Display Name	Clan/Hamolah	Country of Residence
Murad Kahlifah	Khalifah	Abu Dhabi , Abu Dhabi
mohammad	herborn	jordan, jordan

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