Ayn al-Mansi (, 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.
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 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.
In the 1882 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described El Mensi as: "A small ruined village, with springs."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 67
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.Mills, 1932, p. 68
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.
In the 1945 Village Statistics, Ayn al-Mansi's population was estimated at 90 Muslims, and the jurisdiction of the village was 1,295 dunams of land. Of this, 186 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 868 dunams were used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 98 while 2 dunams were built-up (urban) land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 148
1948 and aftermath Ayn al-Mansi became depopulated after Military assault in mid-April 1948.
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External links Welcome To 'Ayn al-Mansi 'Ayn al-Mansi, Zochrot Survey of Western Palestine, Map 8: Wikimedia commons , Dr. Moslih Kanaaneh Booklet about Ayn al-Mansi (2006), downloadable, from Zochrot