Khirbat Al-Mansura خربة المنصورة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Jelamet el Mansûrah, the hill of Mansûreh[1] | |
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Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°40′28″N35°05′59″E / 32.67444°N 35.09972°E /32.67444; 35.09972 | |
| Palestine grid | 159/231 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | April 28, 1948 |
Khirbat Al-Mansura was aPalestinian village in theHaifa Subdistrict. It was probably depopulated during an offensive by theCarmeli Brigade at the end of April 1948. It was located 18.5 km southeast ofHaifa with a mostlyDruze population.[2] Khirbat Al-Mansura contained the ruins of building foundations androck-cut tombs.
In 1863, theVictor Guérin described El Mansoura as a small Druze village.[3]
In the1931 census of Palestine it was counted underDaliyat al-Karmel, together withDeir el Muhraqa.[4]