Khirbat al-Mansura explained

Khirbat Al-Mansura
Native Name:خربة المنصورة
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Village
Etymology:Jelamet el Mansûrah, the hill of Mansûreh[1]
Pushpin Map:Mandatory Palestine
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Coordinates:32.6744°N 35.0997°W
Grid Name:Palestine grid
Grid Position:159/231
Subdivision Type:Geopolitical entity
Subdivision Name:Mandatory Palestine
Subdivision Type1:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name1:Haifa
Established Title1:Date of depopulation
Established Date1:April 28, 1948
Established Title2:Repopulated dates
Blank Name Sec1:Cause(s) of depopulation

Khirbat Al-Mansura was a Palestinian village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was probably depopulated during an offensive by the Carmeli Brigade at the end of April 1948. It was located 18.5 km southeast of Haifa with a mostly Druze population.[2] Khirbat Al-Mansura contained the ruins of building foundations and rock-cut tombs.

History

In 1863, the Victor Guérin described El Mansoura as a small Druze village.[3]

In the 1931 census of Palestine it was counted under Daliyat al-Karmel, together with Deir el Muhraqa.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Palmer, 1881, p. 109
  2. Khalidi, 1992, pp. 177-178
  3. Guérin, 1875, p. 244
  4. Mills, 1932, p. 89