Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	May 14, 1948
Distance from district center	2 (km) Northeast of Acre
Elevation from the sea	less than 25 (meters)
Map location	See location number #21 on the map
Israeli military operation	First stage of operation Ben-Ami
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	On June 16th, 1948, al-Manshiyya was completely destroyed with the exception of the Baha'i shrine, the village mosque, the Islamic school for orphans, and a handful of old houses remain intact!
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	al-Manshiyya inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 12,522 Jewish 1,895 Public 469 Total 14,886
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum) Area planted w/ citrus 253 0 Irrigated & Plantation 619 2 Area planted w/ olives 2 0 Planted W/ Cereal 10,823 1,793 Built up 27 0 Cultivable 11,695 1,795 Non-Cultivable 1,269 100
Population before occupation	Year Population 19th century 150 1922 371 1931 460 1945 1,080 (270 Jewish) 1948 940 Est. Refugees 1998 5,770
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 132 1948 269
Inhabitants place of origin	The villagers believed that al-Manshiyya was established in the aftermath of the Crusades, and that the original inhabitants were brought by the Mameluks from North Africa to repopulate the area.
Religious institutions	al-Manshiyya had an Islamic orphanage and a mosque known by the mosque of Abu 'Atiyya ( remains standing, but it requires renovations guys!).
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for Baha' Allah, who was the founder of the Baha'i religious sect.
Archeological sites	The village contains an ancient burial ground and the foundation of old 'Akka (Acre) in Tel al-Fukhkhar.
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Shamrat and Bustan ha-Galil
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More Information	Language External Links Arabic PalGates Hebrew Nakba in Hebrew   Nakba-Online

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
"The Baha'i shrine, the mosque, the Islamic school for orphans, and a few houses still stand; the rest of the village is gone. The shrine is a handsome, domed structure, the front wall and arched entrance of which are framed by prominent stone pillars. The mosque, a stone structure with a dome and vaulted ceilings, has been turned into a private home for a Jewish family. The former Islamic school for orphans is also inhabited. The al-Basha water canal, built with stone blocks, still exists, but is not functioning; the same is also true of an aqueduct."