Al-Shaykh Muwannis
Al-Shaykh Muwannis (Arabic: الشيخ مونّس), also Sheikh Munis, was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the UN Partition Plan. The village was abandoned in March 1948 due to the threats of Jewish militias, two months before the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Today, Tel Aviv University lies on part of the village land.
Al-Shaykh Muwannis
الشيخ مونّس Sheikh Muwannis | |
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The former home of the village sheikh, aka "The Green house", presently part of Tel Aviv University | |
| Etymology: "The Sheikh Muwannis" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Shaykh Muwannis (click the buttons) | |
Al-Shaykh Muwannis Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°06′30″N 34°48′15″E | |
| Palestine grid | 131/168 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jaffa |
| Date of depopulation | March 30, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,972 dunams (15.972 km2 or 6.167 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 1,930 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Secondary cause | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Tel Aviv |
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