Al-Mansura, Ramle
Al-Mansura was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 10 km south of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 20, 1948, under Operation Barak.
- See El Mansurah (disambiguation) for other sites with similar names.
Al-Mansura | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Building | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Mansura, Ramle (click the buttons) | |
Al-Mansura Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′16″N 34°51′26″E | |
| Palestine grid | 136/138 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Date of depopulation | April 20, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,328 dunams (2.328 km2 or 575 acres) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 90 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
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