Al-Mansura, Acre
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Al-Mansura (Arabic: المنصورة), was a Palestinian village that was depopulated by the Israeli army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. In 1945, it had a population of 2,300 together with the neighboring villages of Dayr al-Qassi (also depopulated) and Fassuta. The population was predominantly Christian and most its residents live in what is now the state of Israel.[5]
- See Mansura (disambiguation) for other places with similar names.
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Al-Mansura
المنصورة | |
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Village | |
Etymology: Khirbet Mansura= The ruin of Mansura[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 33°03′50″N 35°20′05″E | |
Palestine grid | 182/274 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Acre |
Date of depopulation | Early November 1948[2] |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,300 (with nearby Fassuta and Dayr al-Qassi[3][4]) |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Netu'a,[5] Mattat,[5] Abirim,[5] Elkosh[5] and Biranit[5] |
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It was situated on the northern end of a mountain in the Upper Galilee whose summit was behind the village to the south. It was connected to the coastal Acre-Ras al-Naqoura highway via a secondary road.[5]