Al-Manshiyya المنشية Khirbet Manshiya[1] | |
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  Al-Manshiyya Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°23′40″N34°56′5″E / 32.39444°N 34.93472°E /32.39444; 34.93472 | |
| Palestine grid | 144/200 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tulkarm |
| Date of depopulation | April 15, 1948[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,770dunams (16.77 km2; 6.47 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
• Total | 260[2] |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Ein ha-Horesh,[3]Giv'at Chayirn,[3] andAhituv[3] |
Al-Manshiyya (Arabic:المنشية), also known asKhirbat Manshiyya, was aPalestinian Arab village in theTulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, under Operation Coastal Clearing. It was located 12.5 km northwest ofTulkarm.
The villagers traced their origin toAbasan, in the Gaza district.[3]
In the1922 census of Palestine conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities,Manshiyeh had a population of 94Muslims,[4] while in the1931 census the village was counted underAttil, together withJalama andZalafa.[5]
Ein ha-Horesh andGiv'at Chayirn were founded in 1931 and 1932 on what traditionally had been village land.[3]
In the1945 statistics, it had a population of 260 Muslims,[2] with a total of 16,770dunums of land.[6] Of this, Arabs used 1 dunam for citrus and bananas, 12 were plantations and irrigated land, 12,485 were for cereals,[7] while total of 437 dunams were classified as “non-cultivable” areas.[8]
In December 1947, villagers from Al-Manshiyya approachedGivat Haim to conclude a local non-belligerent agreement.[9][10]
In April 1948,Haganah had established policy of "cleaning out" the local Arabs from the coastal area. The villagers of Al-Manshiyya evacuated eastwards, apparently after "reaching an agreement with Haganah representatives that Jewish settlements would safeguard their property and allow them to return after the war."[11]
However, on 12 April 1948, even before the village was evacuated, the "Committee for new settlements" had destined Al-Manshiyya to be the location of a new, Jewish settlement.[12]
In 1951Ahituv was founded on the land of Al-Manshiyya.[3]
In 1992 the village remains were described: "A paved street bisects the site. The Israeli settlement ofGiv'at Chayyim lies on both sides of this street, and there is a large cow barn at the southern end of it. Cactuses grow near the village entrance. Stones from the destroyed village houses are used as boundaries between flower beds, especially those lying along the street. Cotton, pistachios, and fruits are grown on the surrounding land."[3]
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