Al-Shaykh Muwannis
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.- Type: Abandoned locality
- Description: village in Jaffa, Mandatory Palestine
- Also known as: “Al-Schaich Muannes”, “Ash Sheikh Muwannis”, “Esh Sheikh Muwannis”, “Shaykh Mu‘anis”, “Sheik Muannis”, “Sheikh Munis”, “Sheikh Muwannis”, “Шейх Мунис”, “שיח מוניס”, “שיח‘ מואניס”, “שיח‘ מוניס”, “שיח‘-מואניס”, “שייח מוניס”, and “שייך מוניס”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Anu - Museum of the Jewish People and Expo Tel Aviv.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Tel Aviv and Ramat Aviv.
Al-Shaykh Muwannis
- Categories: village, depopulated Palestinian village, and human settlement
- Location: Tel Aviv, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
32.1092° or 32° 6′ 33″ north
Longitude
34.80466° or 34° 48′ 17″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8G4P4R53+MV
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Al-Shaykh Muwannis” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الشيخ مونس”
- French: “Cheikh Muwannis”
- German: “Asch-Schaich Muwannis”
- Hebrew: “שיח’ מוניס”
- Hebrew: “שיח’ מונס”
- Hebrew: “שייח‘ מוניס”
- Hebrew: “שייח’ מוניס”
- Indonesian: “Al-Shaykh Muwannis”
- Persian: “الشیخ مونس”
- Russian: “Шейх-Мунис”
- Urdu: “الشیخ مونس”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Merkaz HaYaridim and Qiryat HaUniversita.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kikkar Haffkine and Tel Aviv University.
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