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Welcome To 'Ayn al-Mansi - عين المنسي (עין אל-מנסי)

District of Jinin
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Statistic & Fact Value
Occupation Date April 12, 1948
Distance From District 18.5 (km) Northwest of Jinin
Elevation 125 (meters)
Before & After Nakba, Click Map For Detailswhat's new
Pre-Nakba Map showing before and after destruction
Map Location See location #1 on the map

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Military Operation The battle for Mishmar Ha'emek
Attacking Units Unknown Palmach units
Defenders Local militia & Arab Liberation Army
Exodus Cause Military assault by Zionist troops
Village Temains 'Ayn al-Mansi was completely obliterated and defaced soon after occupation.
Ethnically Cleansing 'Ayn al-Mansi inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Pre-Nakba
Land Ownership
Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)*
Arab 1,278
Jewish 0
Public 17
**Total 1,295
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
**Town Lands' Demarcation Maps
Land Usage
As of 1945
Land Usage Arab (Dunum)*
Irrigated & Plantation 186
Olive Groves 200
Planted W/ Cereal 868
Built up 2
Arable 1,054
Non-Arable 239
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Population
Year Population*
1931 73
1945 90
1948 104
Est. Refugees 1998 641
*Sourced from British Mandate's Village Statisitics
Number of Houses
Year Number of Houses
1931 15
1948 21
Near By Townswhat's new
al-Naghnaghiyya
         
Zionist Colonies

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Zionist Colonies
       
al-Mansi  
   Lid, Khirbat
           
Umm al-Fahm

al-Lajjun
           
Zububa
Archeological Sites al-Mansi contains Tall al-Mutasallim, an important archaeological site, which was excavated by the University of Chicago between 1925 and 1939.
Exculsive Jewish Colonies
Who Usurped Village Lands
No Israeli settlements on village land

Village Before Nakba

Classified as a hamlet by the Palestine Index Gazetteer, the village was located on the southwestern side of the level plain of Marj ibn 'Amir. It was linked by a short, secondary road to the highway between Jenin and Haifa, which ran northeast of it. This village may have been connected to al-Mansi (166222), a larger community less than 0.5 km to the northwest (see al-Mansi, Haifa sub-district). In 1944/45 a total of 868 dunums of 'Ayn al-Mansi's lands were allotted to cereals, and 186 dunums were irrigated or used for orchards. About 1 km to the southeast lay Tall al-Mutasallim, an important archaeological site excavated by the University of Chicago between 1925 and 1939.

Village Occupation and Ethnic Cleaning

After the battle over the settlement of Mishmar ha-'Emeq, at the beginning of April 1948 (see Abu Shusha, Haifa sub-district), Haganah forces proceeded to occupy a number of villages in the Marj ibn 'Amir area. 'Ayn al-Mansi was captured during this operation; it was occupied on the night of 12-13 April by Palmach units (according to Israeli historian Benny Morris, who identifies the village as 'AI Mansi'). The fall of the village, along with neighboring al-Naghnaghiyya, precipitated the withdrawal of the Arab Liberation Army from the area, according to the History of the Haganah. Like all villages occupied in the operation, it was completely destroyed. Based on information from Israeli sources, Morris writes that 'Ayn al-Mansi's houses were blown up in the days following its occupation.

Zionists Colonies on Village Lands

There are no Israeli settlements on village land. Midrakh 'Oz (165222), established in 1952 on the lands of al-Mansi (Haifa sub-district), is about 2 km to the west.

Village Today

The village has been completely destroyed and levelled. After the destruction of the village, a temporary camp for Jewish immigrants was established in the early years of the state. After this camp was dismantled, a thick forest of fir trees was planted there. Today the remains of this camp are visible among the trees. In the northern area of the site are the remains of a cemetery, covered with wild grass and thorns. A gasoline station has been built on the eastern side of the cemetery. Almond, olive and fig trees grow to the north and west of the cemetery.

Source

Dr. Walid al-Khalidi, 1992: All That Remains.

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