Al-Shaykh Muwannis

Al-Shaykh Muwannis الشيخ مونّس Sheikh Muwannis
The former home of the village sheikh, aka "The Green house", presently part of Tel Aviv University
Etymology: "The Sheikh Muwannis"[1]
1870s map 1940s map modern map 1940s with modern overlay map A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Shaykh Muwannis (click the buttons)
Al-Shaykh Muwannis Location within Mandatory Palestine
Coordinates: 32°06′30″N 34°48′15″E / 32.10833°N 34.80417°E / 32.10833; 34.80417
Palestine grid	131/168
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Jaffa
Date of depopulation	March 30, 1948[4]
Area
• Total	15,972 dunams (15.972 km2 or 6.167 sq mi)
Population  (1945)
• Total	1,930[2][3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Secondary cause	Fear of being caught up in the fighting
Current Localities	Tel Aviv

Al-Shaykh Muwannis (Arabic: الشيخ مونّس), also Sheikh Munis, was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine,^[5] located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the UN Partition Plan.^[6] The village was abandoned in March 1948 due to the threats of Jewish militias, two months before the 1948 Arab–Israeli war. Today, Tel Aviv University lies on part of the village land.^[5]