In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “small palestinian arab village in the the district of jaffa in british mandate palestine located approximately”. Today it says “small palestinian arab village in the jaffa subdistrict of mandatory palestine”.
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Al-Shaykh Muwannis ( ) (also Sheikh Munis ) was a small Palestinian Arab village in the the District of Jaffa in British Mandate Palestine located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine .1The villagers were mostly migrant workers who came from Egypt to work in the orange orchards developed by the early Zionists. The village population grow from 315 in 1879 to 664 in 1922 and tripled to 2160 in 1948. Most in of the migrants returned to Egypt In March 1948, two months before the 1948 Arab-Israeli war .2 Today, Tel Aviv University lies on part of the village land. " "Response to Finkelstein and Masalha" ".3
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former Arab villages in Palestine Al-Shaykh Muwannis ( ), also Sheikh Munis , was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine , located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the UN Partition Plan . The village was abandoned in March 1948 under pressure from Jewish militia, two months before the 1948 Arab–Israeli war . Today, Tel Aviv University lies on part of the village land.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Place in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine Al-Shaykh Muwannis ( ), also Sheikh Munis , was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine , located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the UN Partition Plan . 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. Also gives causes of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Place in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine Al-Shaykh Muwannis ( ), also Sheikh Munis , was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine , located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the UN Partition Plan . 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. Also gives causes of depopulation.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Village in Jaffa subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine Place in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine Al-Shaykh Muwannis ( Arabic : الشيخ مونّس ), also Sheikh Munis , was a small Palestinian Arab village in the Jaffa Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine , located approximately 8.5 kilometers from the center of Jaffa city in territory earmarked for Jewish statehood under the UN Partition Plan . 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. Also gives causes of depopulation.
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small palestinian arab village in the the district of jaffa in british mandate palestine located approximately
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small palestinian arab village in the jaffa subdistrict of mandatory palestine
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