Al-Manshiyya, Tulkarm
Al-Manshiyya (Arabic: المنشية), also known as Khirbat Manshiyya, was a Palestinian Arab village in the Tulkarm Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 15, 1948, under Operation Coastal Clearing. It was located 12.5 km northwest of Tulkarm.
Al-Manshiyya
المنشية Khirbet Manshiya | |
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Village | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Manshiyya, Tulkarm (click the buttons) | |
Al-Manshiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′40″N 34°56′5″E | |
| Palestine grid | 144/200 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Tulkarm |
| Date of depopulation | April 15, 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,770 dunams (16.77 km2 or 6.47 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 260 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Fear of being caught up in the fighting |
| Current Localities | Ein ha-Horesh, Giv'at Chayirn, and Ahituv |
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