Iraq al-Manshiyya
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This article is about the village in the Gaza District. For other villages, see Al-Manshiyya.
Iraq al-Manshiyya (Arabic: عراق المنشية) was a Palestinian Arab village located 32 km northeast of Gaza City. The village contained two mosques and a shrine for Shaykh Ahmad al-Arayni.[3][6] It was depopulated after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
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Iraq al-Manshiyya
عراق المنشية 'Iraq al-Manshiya, Arak el Menshiyeh[1] | |
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Etymology: "The cliff of the place of growth"[1] | |
Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°36′30″N 34°46′59″E | |
Palestine grid | 129/112 |
Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
Subdistrict | Gaza |
Date of depopulation | February–June 1949[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 17,901 dunams (17.901 km2 or 6.912 sq mi) |
Population (1945) | |
• Total | 2,010[4][3] |
Cause(s) of depopulation | Expulsion by Yishuv forces |
Current Localities | Gat,[5] Kiryat Gat,[5] Sde Moshe[5] |
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