Ayn al-Mansi
Ayn al-Mansi
عين المنسي 'Ein al-Mansi | |
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| Etymology: el Mensi= "the forgotten"[1] | |
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| Date of depopulation | mid-April 1948[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,295 dunams (1.295 km2 or 320 acres) |
| Population | |
• Total | 90 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
Ayn al-Mansi (
History
During the 19th and first half of the 20th century, Ayn al-Mansi was one of the settlements of the so-called "Fahmawi Commonwealth" established by
In the 1882 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described El Mensi as: "A small ruined village, with springs."[6]
British Mandate era
In the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Ein el Mansi had 73 Muslim inhabitants, in a total of 15 houses.[7]
In addition to agriculture, residents practiced animal husbandry which formed was an important source of income for the town. In 1943, they owned 13 heads of cattle, 2 horses, 10 donkeys, 270 fowls, and 10 pigeons.[8]
In the 1945 Village Statistics, Ayn al-Mansi's population was estimated at 90 Muslims,[3] and the jurisdiction of the village was 1,295 dunams of land.[4] Of this, 186 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 868 dunams were used for cereals,[9] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[10]
1948 and aftermath
Ayn al-Mansi became depopulated after Military assault in mid-April 1948.[2]
References
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 151
- ^ a b c Morris, 2004, p. xviii, village #386. Also gives cause of depopulation.
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 16 Archived 2018-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 54 Also gives total land area in dunums.
- ISSN 1353-0194.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 67
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 68
- ISSN 1353-0194.
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 98
- ^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 148
Bibliography
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, H.H. (1882). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 2. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics (1945). Village Statistics, April, 1945.
- Hadawi, S. (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
External links
- Welcome To 'Ayn al-Mansi
- 'Ayn al-Mansi, Zochrot
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: Wikimedia commons
- 3ein Al-Mansi, Dr. Moslih Kanaaneh
- Booklet about Ayn al-Mansi (2006), downloadable, from Zochrot
