Iraq al-Manshiyya

Iraq al-Manshiyya

عراق المنشية
'Iraq al-Manshiya, Arak el Menshiyeh^[1]
Iraq al-Manshiyya عراق المنشية 'Iraq al-Manshiya, Arak el Menshiyeh
	Etymology: "The cliff of the place of growth"
	1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Iraq al-Manshiyya (click the buttons)
	Iraq al-Manshiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine
	Coordinates: 31°36′30″N 34°46′59″E / 31.60833°N 34.78306°E
Palestine grid	129/112
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	February–June 1949
Area
• Total	17,901 dunams (17.901 km2 or 6.912 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	2,010
Cause(s) of depopulation	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Gat, Kiryat Gat, Sde Moshe

Iraq al-Manshiyya (Arabic: عراق المنشية) was a Palestinian Arab village located 32 km northeast of Gaza City. The village contained two mosques and a shrine for Shaykh Ahmad al-Arayni.^[3]^[6] It was depopulated after the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

^ ^a ^b Palmer, 1881, p. 365
^ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31
^ ^a ^b ^c Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45
^ Morris, 2004, p. xix, village number 320. Also gives the cause for depopulation
^ ^a ^b ^c Khalidi, 1992, p. 108
^ Iraq al-Manshiyya Town Statistics and Facts

[Palmer365-1] Palmer, 1881, p. 365

[1945p31-2] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 31

[Hadawi45-3] Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 45

[4] Morris, 2004, p. xix, village number 320. Also gives the cause for depopulation

[Khalidi108-5] Khalidi, 1992, p. 108

[6] Iraq al-Manshiyya Town Statistics and Facts

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Iraq al-Manshiyya عراق المنشية 'Iraq al-Manshiya, Arak el Menshiyeh^[1]
Etymology: "The cliff of the place of growth"^[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Iraq al-Manshiyya (click the buttons)
Iraq al-Manshiyya Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 31°36′30″N 34°46′59″E / 31.60833°N 34.78306°E / 31.60833; 34.78306
Palestine grid	129/112
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Gaza
Date of depopulation	February–June 1949^[4]
Area ^[3]
• Total	17,901 dunams (17.901 km² or 6.912 sq mi)
Population (1945)
• Total	2,010^[2]^[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Expulsion by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Gat,^[5] Kiryat Gat,^[5] Sde Moshe^[5]