Ayn al-Mansi
عين المنسي 'Ein al-Mansi | |
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| Etymology: el Mensi= "the forgotten"[1] | |
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  Ayn al-Mansi Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°35′36″N 35°10′38″E / 32.59333°N 35.17722°E | |
| Palestine grid | 166/222 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jenin |
| 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 (Arabic: عين المنسي, Ein el Mansî) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin of the Mandatory Palestine. It was depopulated as a result of a military attack in mid-April during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.[2]
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 Hebronite clans belonging to Umm al-Fahm. The Commonwealth consisted of a network of interspersed communities connected by ties of kinship, and socially, economically and politically affiliated with Umm al Fahm. The Commonwealth dominated vast sections of Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe, Wadi 'Ara and Marj Ibn 'Amir/Jezreel Valley during that time.[5]
In the 1882 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described El Mensi as: "A small ruined village, with springs."[6]
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 the 1945 statistics, Ayn al-Mansi had a population of 90 Muslims,[3] and the jurisdiction of the village was 1,295 dunams of land, according to an official land and population survey.[4] Of this, 186 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 868 dunams were used for cereals,[8] while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[9]
Ayn al-Mansi became depopulated after Military assault in mid-April 1948.[2]
