Khirbat Al-Manara
Place in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine
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Khirbat Al-Manara was a Palestinian Arab village in the Haifa Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War on May 21, 1948. It was located 19 km south of Haifa.[2]
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Khirbat Al-Manara | |
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  Khirbat Al-Manara Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°38′44″N 34°57′52″E | |
| Palestine grid | 146/227 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Haifa |
| Date of depopulation | May 21, 1948 |
| Current Localities | Ofer[1] Kerem Maharal[1] |
History
In the 1931 census Khirbat Al-Manara was counted together with Ijzim, Al-Mazar and Qumbaza. The total population was 2160, 88 Christians, 2082 Muslims, in a total of 442 houses.[3]
