This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Al-Maniya (Arabic: المانیا, also spelled al-Minya) is a Palestinian village in the Bethlehem Governorate in the central West Bank, 8.6 km southeast of Bethlehem and just south of Tuqu'.

[3] French explorer Victor Guérin passed by the place in 1863, and described it as having ruins "of little importance.

"[4] In 1883, PEF's Survey of Western Palestine, it was described as having "foundations and ruined walls, with one or two caves, which are inhabited.

"[5] In 1996, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) established a seven-member village council to administer al-Maniya.

Principal families include al-Jabarin, al-Frookh, al-Kawazba, at-Tarwa and ash-Shalalda.