Khirbat al-Mansura

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.

For other uses, see El Mansurah (disambiguation).

Khirbat Al-Mansura خربة المنصورة
Village
Etymology: Jelamet el Mansûrah, the hill of Mansûreh[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Khirbat al-Mansura (click the buttons)
Khirbat Al-Mansura Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°40′28″N 35°05′59″E
Palestine grid	159/231
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Haifa
Date of depopulation	April 28, 1948

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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  Israeli army camp at Mansura, 1948
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  Israeli army camp at Khirbet al-Mansura. 1948