Al-Manara, Palestine
Al-Manara (Arabic: المنارة) was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on March 1, 1948, by Jewish troops. It was located 5 km south of Tiberias.
Al-Menara
المنارة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: the light-house | |
1870s map
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1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Manara, Palestine (click the buttons) | |
Al-Menara Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′17″N 35°32′32″E | |
| Palestine grid | 201/240 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | early March, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,185 dunams (4.185 km2 or 1.616 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 490 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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