Al-Mansi
Al-Mansi (Arabic: المنسي, also called 'Arab Baniha Arabic: عرب بنيها) was a Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was occupied on 12 April 1948 by Israeli troops during the Battle of Mishmar HaEmek. The village was inhabited by Turkmens.
Al-Mansi
المنسي 'Arab Baniha | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: The forgotten | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Mansi (click the buttons) | |
Al-Mansi Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′42″N 35°10′22″E | |
| Palestine grid | 166/222 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | 12–13 April 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,272 dunams (12.3 km2 or 4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (1944/45) | |
| • Total | 1,200 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Midrakh Oz |
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