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Statistic/Fact	Value
Israeli occupation date	January 18, 1948
Distance from district center	11.5 (km) East of Safad
Elevation from the sea	200 (meters)
Map location	See location number #65 on the map
Israeli acts of terror	Massacre occured by Jewish troops against the town's inhabitants.
Exodus Cause	Military assault by Jewish troops
Village remains after destruction by Israelis	The village has been completely defaced
Ethnically cleansing by Israelis	Population was completely cleansed
Land ownership before occupation	Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums) Arab 0 Jewish 0 Public 6,735 Total 6,735
Land usage in 1945	Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Planted W/ Cereal 5,042 Built up 17 Cultivable 5,042 Non-Cultivable 1,676
Population before occupation	Year Population 1922 437 1931 267 1945 200 1948 232 Est. Refugees 1998 1,425
Number of houses	Year Number of houses 1931 61 1948 61
Town's name through history	The village was also known by Mansurat al-Hula to distinguish it from another village by the same name, al-Mansura, Safad
Shrines/maqams	A shrine for a local sage known by al-Shaykh Mansur (for his namesake the village was named after him)
Nearby wadies & rivers	The village was situated 1 km west of the Jordan River
Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands	Kefar ha-Nasi' is nearby village lands
Related Maps	خرائط تفصيلية للمحافظة View from satellite Help us map this town at WikiMapia
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 site is partly wooded and partly overgrown with grass; no landmarks are visible

Display Name

Clan/Hamolah

Country of Residence

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