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District of Jaffa
Ethnically cleansed days ago |
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Occupation Date | March 30, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance From District | 8.5 (km) Northeast of Jaffa | |||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation | 25 (meters) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Map Location | See location #9 on the map View from satellite |
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Attacking Units | Terror gangs of Irgun Zvai Leumi | |||||||||||||||||||||
Acts of Terror | The IZL kidnapped five of the village leaders at the end of March 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exodus Cause | Military assault by Zionist troops | |||||||||||||||||||||
Village Temains | al-Sheikh Muwnnis was mostly destroyed with the exception of few village houses currently occupied by Israeli Jewish settlers. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ethnically Cleansing |
Either in December 1947 or January 1948 the leaders of al-Shaykh Muwannis, al-Mas'udiyya, al-Jammasin, and the mukhtars of 'Arab Abu Kishk and Ijlil met with Haganah representative in the house of Avraham Schapira in Petah Tikva and expressed desire for peace. Despite the commitment of these villages not harbor any Arab Liberation Armies or local Arab Militia, they were all completely ethnically cleansed. In late March, al-Shaykh Muwannis inhabitants were intimidate into fleeing after the kidnapping of village leaders. |
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Pre-Nakba Land Ownership |
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps |
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Land Usage As of 1945 |
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Town's Name Through History | al-Sheikh Muwnnis was named after a local religious figure, al-Shaykh Muwannis, whose shrine was in the village. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Schools | al-Shaykh Muwannis had two schools: the 1st was an elementary school for boys founded in 1932 and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 232 boys; the 2nd was an elementary school for girls founded in 1943, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 34 girls in 1945. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nearby Wadies & Rivers | The village is situated 1 (km) north of the al-'Awja River. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Exculsive Jewish Colonies Who Usurped Village Lands |
Tel Aviv University is occupying some of the village lands. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Village Before NakbaThe village was situated on a sandstone hill on the central coastal plain, about 2.5 km from the seashore and 800 m north of the al-'Awja River. It was located 11 km northeast of Jaffa.Village Occupation and Ethnic CleaningAl-Shaykh Muwannis was taken by Zionist forces before the end of the British Mandate on 15 May 1948. Palestinian historian 'Arif al-'Arif indicates that by this time, Zionist forces were in control of the whole coastal area between Haifa and Tel Aviv. Both al-Shaykh Muwannis and the nearby village of Abu Kishk were located just beyond the border of Tel Aviv and were targeted for attack early in the war. Israeli historian Benny Morris writes that “the final evacuation of the area just north of Tel Aviv was prompted in large measure by IZL action.” An earlier agreemnt between the villagers of al-Shaykh Muwannis and the Haganah to observe a truce in the area did not deter the IZL from striking at the community leaders. The IZL infiltrated into the village at the end of March 1948 and kidnapped five of the village leaders. The attack prompted a large flight of people from the surrounding coastal area.Zionists Colonies on Village LandsThere are no settlement on village lands.Village TodayA number of houses, exhibiting a variety of architectural features, remain, they are occupied by Jewish families. One of them is a two-storey house with a one-storey annex, it is made of cement and has rectangular doors and windows and flat roofs. Another is a two-storey, two-unit, symmetrical house with two front porches on the top floor. Each porch is defined by five lancet arches. A single wall of another house stands alone, toped by a post that supports an electric wire. The site is littered with the debris of fallen houses and is overgrown with weeds and tall wild grasses. The cemetery is unkept and fenced in. The surrounding land, which has been incorporated within the municipal area of Tel Aviv, is in part cultivated but mostly has been covered over by buildings and construction sites. Tel Aviv University is located on this land.SourceDr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains. |
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Related Maps | Town Lands' Demarcation Maps خرائط للقضاء توضح حدود القرى والاودية Town's map on MapQuest View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia |
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Display Name | Clan/Hamolah | Country of Residence |
Dalal | الجعفري | Amman, Jordan |
احمد عدنان شغنوبي | - | عمان, الاردن |
عزالدين عفيف فرحانه | فرحانه | طولكرم |
ابو المعتصم | ابوحمدة | عمان, الاردن |
احمد القرعاني | القرعاني | - |
محمد سلامة | سلامة | نابلس, نابلس |
المهندس عبدالله الحجاوي | نوفل | عمان, الأردن |
Mo3taz | ابو حسنين | - |
Abu Yafa | منصور | - |
Ahmad Aref Mahmoud Thiab Alzayyat | Alzayyat | - |
AhmadZalabia | Zalabia | Qatar, Qatar |
ابن الشيخ مؤنس | بيدس | الجبيل , الجبيل |
جهاد المهر | - | - |
abu 3arfa | Arafa | Norway |
mohammed salameh | salameh | palestine, nablus |
ابو باسل | - | حولى-الكويت, الكويت |
khalidboba | - | Salfit, Salfit |
أبوكحيل | أبوكحيل | Irbid |
محمد الشغنوبي | الشغنوبي | jordan, شيخ مؤنس |
الشغنوبي | الشغنوبي | شيخ مؤنس |
Umm Yousef | AlAbed | - |
أبو عمر رشيد الزيات | الزيات | الرياض, السعودية |
مؤيد محمد رشيد العابد | الشىخ مونس | ابوظبي, الامارات |
محمد الزيات | الزيات | الكويت |
Abu Mohammed | Abu Mazrou | ---, Saudi Arabia |
جمال الحجاوي | الحجاوي | عمان , الأردن |
MUSTAFA BEIDAS | بيدس | - |
خليل عبد الكريم التك | التك | - |
هشام الشغنوبي | - | - |
عمر شرقاوي | شرقاوي | uae |
MUNA BEIDAS | - | - |
ABU-SAIF | - | saudi arabia |
Shaden Zayyat | Zayyat | Amman, Jordan |
Majdi Zayyat | zayyat | - |
rbaidass | بيدس | abu dhabi, united arab emirates |
Anas El-Zayyat | El-Zayyat | - |
عصام التك | التك | نابلس, فلسطين |
رائد محمد التك | التك | - |
Abdul -Karim Beidas | - | Syria, Syria |
اماني عبد الكريم | التك | عمان |
هاني الشغنوبي | الشغنوبي | الاردن |
mustafa majdlawi | majdlawi | jordan -zarqa, zarqa |
majdlawi | majdlawi | al zarqa |
hani azayyat | - | - |
ابو المجاهد | آل بركات | عنبتا, عنبتا |
Rebhi Majdalawi | Majdalawi | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Yousif Mohammad-Narjas Abbas AbdelRaheem Beidas | Beidas | - |
MOHANNAD ELZAYYAT | ELZAYYAT | DOHA, QATAR |
basel alzayat | - | espaٌa, espaٌa |
BAYAN ELZAYYAT | ELZAYYAT | AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND |
Mohammad Al-Zayyat | Al-Zayyat | Barcelona, Spain |
Samih Shaghnoubi | Shaghnoubi | Amman, Jordan |
Wafiq Muhsen | Muhsen | United Arab Emirates |
Khaled Muhsen | Muhsen | Jordan, Jordan |
Ma'moun Beidas | Beidas | Saudi Arabia, KSA |
shujuun Abueid | Abueid | - |
- | - | |
zakareya | - | zarqa, jordan |
Ikhlas Yaseen Ahmad Al-Tek | Al-Tek | Florida, United States |
Yassin Ahmad Al-Tek | Al-Tek | Zarqa, Jordan |
mazen | hamdan | jordan, jordan |
hanaa abueid | abueid | israel, palestine |
mohammed mahmoud | salameh | nablus, palestine |