District of Jenin
Encyclopedia
The District of Jenin was an administrative district, situated in the British Mandate of Palestine around the city of Jenin
. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
, the district disintegrated.
al-Jawfa, Khirbat
al-Lajjun al-Mazar
Nuris
Zir'in
Jenin
Jenin is the largest town in the Northern West Bank, and the third largest city overall. It serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate and is a major agricultural center for the surrounding towns. In 2007, the city had a population of 120,004 not including the adjacent refugee...
. After the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
1948 Arab-Israeli War
The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, known to Israelis as the War of Independence or War of Liberation The war commenced after the termination of the British Mandate for Palestine and the creation of an independent Israel at midnight on 14 May 1948 when, following a period of civil war, Arab armies invaded...
, the district disintegrated.
Depopulated settlements
Ayn al-MansiAyn al-Mansi
Ayn al-Mansi was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin of the British Mandate of Palestine. It was depopulated as a result of a military attack in mid-April during the 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine.-External links:*...
al-Jawfa, Khirbat
Al-Jawfa, Khirbat
Al-Jawfa, Khirbat was a Palestinian village that was depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.-Location:The village was situated west of Jenin, on the top of a small circular plateau that extended from the northern slope of a mountain...
al-Lajjun al-Mazar
Al-Mazar
Al-Mazar was a Palestinian Arab village located northeast of al-Sarafand. As of 1945, it had a population of 210.-History:The village name, which is Arabic for "shrine", "a place one visits", was probably meant to commemorate the many people who were killed and buried there in the wars against the...
Nuris
Nuris
Nuris was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin. It was depopulated during the 1948 War on May 29, 1948 under Operation Gideon.-Location:...
Zir'in
Zir'in
Zir'in was a Palestinian Arab village of over 1,400 in the Jezreel Valley, located north of Jenin. Identified as the Canaanite town of Yizre'el, it was known as Zir'in during Islamic rule, and was near the site of the Battle of Ain Jalut, in which the Mamluks halted Mongol expansion southward...