Al-Mansura المنصورة | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: Building[1] | |
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  Al-Mansura Location withinMandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates:32°53′29″N35°25′01″E / 32.89139°N 35.41694°E /32.89139; 35.41694 | |
| Palestine grid | 189/255 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tiberias |
| Date of depopulation | May 10, 1948 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,140 together withMaghar[2] |
| Current Localities | Chazon[3]Tefashot,[3]Kallanit,[3]Ravid[3] |
Al-Mansura (Arabic:المنصورة) was aPalestinianArab village in theTiberias Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on May 10, 1948. It was located 16 kilometres northwest ofTiberias.[3]
Al-Mansura, like the rest of Palestine, was incorporated into theOttoman Empire in 1517, and in thecensus of 1596, the village was located in thenahiya ofTabariyya, part ofSafad Sanjak. It had a population of 16 households, allMuslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, rice, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; the taxes totalled 530akçe.[4][5]
In 1838, el-Mansura was noted as aDruse village in theEsh-Shagur district, located betweenSafad,Acca andTiberias.[6][7]
In 1875Victor Guérin found the village to have 200 Druse inhabitants.[8] In 1881, thePEF'sSurvey of Western Palestine described El Mansurah as "A stone-built village, situated on the slope of the hill, containing about 150Moslems; extensiveolive-groves to the south; water from springs andcisterns."[9]
In the1922 census of Palestine, conducted by theBritish Mandate authorities,Mughar wa Mansura had a total population of 1377. Of these, 265 were Muslim, 676 Druze and 436 Christians.[10] All the Christians were Roman Catholic.[11] In the1931 census the population of Al-Mansura, together with nearbyMaghar, was a total of 1733, in 373 inhabited houses. Of these, 307 were Muslim, 549 Christians, and 877 Druze.[12]
In the 1945 statistics the population of Al-Mansura, together with nearbyMaghar, was 2,140;[2] 90 Muslims, 800 Christians and 1,250 others.[13] They had 55,583dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[2] 7,864 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 18,352 for cereals,[3][14] while 55 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[15]
In 1992, the village site was described: "The site is covered with debris and overgrown with cacti, olive trees and tall grass. Remains of walls are visible, with one door made of stone with an arched door. Another wall is perforated with its interior bars exposed, signs of having been blasted with dynamite."[3]
