In 1945, the district covered an area of 799.67 square kilometer, of which 2.79 square kilometer were allocated for public use, such as roads, wadies, railroads ... etc. Zionists owned only 25 square kilometer, which constituted 3.1% of the overall district's size.
During the Ottoman period, the district was made up of 60 plus villages, but during the British Mandate it was shrunk to 48 village (of which 26 villages where completely ethnically cleansed and defaced by the Zionists after the 194 war), eight Bedouin localities, and nine Zionist colonies.
It should noted that the villages of Iqrit, Tabrikha, and al-Mansura are Lebanese villages which became part of Palestine after WWI. |
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| Acre (Akka) City |
Tracing all That Remains of al-Mansoura |
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| Villages of Acre (Akka) District: |
- Abu Sinan
- Amqa:
Amqa was mostly destroyed with the exception of the its school and its mosque.
The site is overgrown with wild grasses. Only the school and mosque are extant. The mosque is a stone structure surmounted with a dome. The school has a gabled roof and has been joined to some new annexes that were added by Israelis who now use the complex as a warehouse.
- Arab Ghawarina
- Arab al-Na'im
- Arab Al-Samniyya:
The village was completely destroyed, and only house rubble left behind.
Only the stone rubble of houses, crumbling walls, and a few roofs remain of the village buildings.
- Arraba - Buttof
- Ayn al-'Asad
- al-Bassa:
al-Bassa was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses, the church, and a Muslim shrine.
Only two of the main buildings of the village, a Greek Catholic church and a Muslim shrine, are extant. The church, made of stone, is rich in architectural features. This church is now collapsing on one side and its walls are cracking. The Muslim shrine is domed and stands deserted in the midst of many trees, including two palms. A number of village houses remain, some occupied by Israelis. One of them is a large two storey building that has both rectangular and arched doors and windows.
- Bayt Jann
- Bi'na
- al-Birwa:
al-Birwa was mostly destroyed with the exception of three houses, two shrines, and one of the village schools remain standing.
Three houses, two shrines, and a school remain. One of these shrines is made of stone and has a dome with a shallow curvature that spans the entire roof. The school's architecture is similar to that of Qula (see Quia, al-Ramla District). All of these landmarks stand deserted amid cactuses, weeds, and fig, olive, and mulberry trees. The debris of destroyed houses punctuates the vegetation. There are also some graves near the site that are in a state of neglect. Part of the site and the land are farmed by the residents of Achihud.
- Buqei'a/Peki'in
- al-Damun
The village was completely destroyed soon after occupation, and only house rubble left behind.
The site is overgrown with thorns, cactuses, olive trees, and pines. Stone and concrete rubble is scattered around it. The cemetery is extant, although the markers over a few graves are collapsing.
- Dayr al-Asad
- Dayr Hanna
- Dayr al-Qasi
Dayr al-Qasi was mostly destroyed with the exception of few houses currently being used by Israeli Jewish settlers.
A few stone houses still are used as residences or warehouses by the inhabitants of Elqosh. The debris of destroyed houses is strewn over the site. The school building stands deserted.
- Fassuta
- al-Ghabisiyya
al-Ghabisiyya was mostly destroyed with the exception of its mosque.
The only landmark that remains is the mosque-a domed, stone structure, with arched doors and windows and decorative arches in the interior.The debris of houses, terraces, and the village cemetery can be seen amidst a thick forest of cypress trees that was planted on the village site and part of the land. Cactuses also grow on the site.
- al-Husseiniya
- Iqrit
Iqrit was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village church.
The only extant landmark is the Greek Catholic church a stone structure with a flat roof from which a rectangular belfry rises. It has a rectangular doorway with a decorative round arch and carvings atop the lintel.
- Irbbin Khirbat
Khirbat 'Iribbin was completely destroyed and defaced.
The site is covered with the debris of houses. It also has anumber of wells and caves
- al-Jadeida
- Jatt
- Jiddin Khirbat
Khirbat Jiddin was mostly destroyed with the exception of the Crusades fortress, which has been preserved as a tourist attraction.
The fortress has been preserved as a tourist attraction.
- Julis
- al-Kabri
al-Kabri was completely destroyed and defaced.
All that remains of the village are crumbled walls and stone rubble, overgrown with thorns, weeds, and bushes.
- Kabul
The village was destroyed during the 1948 war.
- Kafr 'Inan
Kafr 'Inan was mostly destroyed with the exception of the village mosque and its shrine.
The site is covered with piles of stones that lie scattered around clumps of cactuses and fig trees. There are remains of a domed building on a slope facing the village and the small shrine of Shaykh Abu Hajar Azraq on an adjacent hill to the east.
- Kafr Sumei
- Kafr Yasif
- Kammana East
- Kammana West
- Khirbat Idmith
- Khirbat Jurdeih
- Khirbat al-Suwwana
- Kisra-Sumei
- Kuwaykat
Kuwaykat was mostly destroyed with the exception of its shrine.
Little remains of the village except the deserted cemetery, completely overgrown with weeds, and rubble from houses. Inscriptions on two of the graves identify one as that of Hamad 'Isa al-Hajj, and another as that of Shaykh Salih Iskandar, who died in 1940. The shrine of Shaykh Abu Muhammad al-Qurayshi still stands but its stone pedestal is badly cracked.
- Majd al-Kurum
- Makr
- al-Manshiyya
On June 16th, 1948, al-Manshiyya was completely destroyed with the exception of the Baha'i shrine, the village mosque, the Islamic school for orphans, and a handful of old houses remain intact!
The Baha'i shrine, the mosque, the Islamic school for orphans, and a few houses still stand; the rest of the village is gone. The shrine is a handsome, domed structure, the front wall and arched entrance of which are framed by prominent stone pillars. The mosque, a stone structure with a dome and vaulted ceilings, has been turned into a private home for a Jewish family. The former Islamic school for orphans is also inhabited. The al-Basha water canal, built with stone blocks, still exists, but is not functioning; the same is also true of an aqueduct.
- al-Mansura
- Mas'ub
- al-Mazra'a
- Mi'ar
- Mi'ilya
- al-Nabi Rubin
- al-Nahr
- Nawaqir
- al-Qubsi
- al-Rama
- Ras al-Nab'
- al-Ruways
- Sajur
- Sakhnin
- Salama
- Sawa'id
- Sha'ab
- al-Shaykh Dannun
- al-Shaykh Dawoud
- Suhmata
- al-Sumayriyya
- Suruh
- al-Tall
- Tamra
- Tarbikha
- Tarshiha
- Umm al-Faraj
- Western Buqei'a
- Yanuh
- Yirka
- al-Zib/al-Zeeb
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