See El Mansurah (disambiguation) for other sites with similar names.
Al-Mansura was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Ramle Subdistrict, located 10 km south of Ramla. It was depopulated during the 1947–48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine on April 20, 1948, under Operation Barak.
History In 1838, it was noted as a small Muslim village in the Er-Ramleh District.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 120Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. 21
In 1863, Victor Guérin passed by, and noted a spring by the village.Guérin, 1869, pp. 34-35
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine noted it as an adobe village of "moderate size."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 408
British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Mansura had a population of 31, all Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramleh, p. 21 increasing in the 1931 census to 61, still all Muslims, in a total of 14 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 21
In the 1945 statistics, the village had a population of 90, all Muslim, and the total land area was 2,328 dunums. Of this, Arabs used 2,113 dunums for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 116 while 3 dunams were classified as built-up urban areas.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 166
1948, aftermath Al-Mansura was depopulated on April 20, 1948, after a military assault.Morris, 2004, p. 125 note #455, p. 157Morris, 2004, p. 240 note #581, p. 295
In 1992 it was described: "The site is planted with sycamore trees and there are also cactuses growing on it. The surrounding land is cultivated by the settlers of Mazkeret Batya, this settlement was founded [] on land belonging to Aqir."Khalidi, 1992, p. 398
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External links Welcome To al-Mansura al-Mansura (Ramla), Zochrot Survey of Western Palestine, Map 16: IAA, Wikimedia commons al-Mansura, from the Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center