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al-Manara
District of Tiberias
المنارة - אל-מנארה
Ethnically cleansed days ago

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Town Statistics & Facts

Statistic/Fact Value

Israeli occupation date March 1, 1948

Distance from district center 5 (km) South of Tiberias

Elevation from the sea 255 (meters)

Map location See location number #14 on the map

Exodus Cause Expulsion by Jewish troops

Village remains
after destruction by Israelis al-Manara was completely obliterated and defaced.

Ethnically cleansing
by Israelis al-Manara inhabitants were completely ethnically cleansed.

Land ownership
before occupation

Ethnic Group Land Ownership (Dunums)

Arab 4,185

Jewish 1,410

Public 1,202

Total 6,797

Land usage in 1945

Land Usage Type Arab (Dunum) Jewish (Dunum)

Planted W/ Cereal 4,320 1,235

Built up 13 174

Cultivable 4,320 1,235

Non-Cultivable 1,054 1

Population
before occupation

Year Population

1931 214

1945 580

1948 568

Est. Refugees 1998 3,491

Number of houses

Year Number of houses

1931 33

1948 87

Town's name through history The Crusades referred to al-Manara by Menan.

Water supplies The village had several springs including a group of hot springs.

Archeological sites al-Manara contains Khirbat al-Manara and Khirbat Sarjuna.

Exculsive jewish colonies on town's lands Poriyya is nearby village lands.

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Arabic PalGates

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Town Today

According to the Palestinian historian Walid Khalidi, the village remaining structures on the village land are:
The site has been levelled and is strewn with pieces of black stone. At its northern edge are walls of dark stone, with doum palm trees growing in their midst. At the site, a sign (in Arabic, Hebrew, and English) reads, "This is a historical site, please protect it"

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View Of The Village Land In 1990

View Of The Village Site In 1990

View Of The Village Site 2 In 1990

Ruins of the destroyed Palestinian village, and lake Tiberias in the background

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Message Board

Topic	Replies Count
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Will you accept a new homeland & compensation instead of Palestine and you right of return? هل تقبل التوطين والتعويض بديل عن الوطن وحق العودة؟	0
Posted by Webmaster on FEBRUARY-17-2008 Specific Board for Prisoners- صفحة مخصصة لأخبار الأسرى	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Obituaries Announcements Board -صفحة الوفيات	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Graduation Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات التخرج	0
Posted by Webmaster on JULY-2-2006 Marriage Announcements Board - صفحة مناسبات الزواج	0
Posted by Webmaster on MAY-7-2001 Sign al-Manara's Guest Book - سجل الزوار	0

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