Bir al-Maksur
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| Local council (from 1990) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Bir ˀel-Makksur (Jara'zia) |
| • Also spelled | Bir el-Maksur (official) Beer al-Maksura (unofficial) |
 Bir al-Maksur, 2010 | |
  Bir al-Maksur | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′38″N 35°13′15″E / 32.77722°N 35.22083°E / 32.77722; 35.22083 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Hasan Gadeer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,554 dunams (4.554 km or 1.758 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 10,175 |
| • Density | 2,200/km (5,800/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 99.96% |
| • Others | 0.04% |
| Name meaning | The Broken Well |
Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura (Arabic: بئر المكسور; Hebrew: בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר) is an Arab Bedouin local council in the Northern District of Israel located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Nazareth. In 2022 its population was 10,175. The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s.
History and archaeology
Flint from the Mousterian culture, made with the Levallois technique, in addition to remains from Pre-Pottery Neolithic A and B have been found during excavations.
Sherds from Iron age I, and possibly Iron age II have also been found.
A burial cave, with ceramics and artefacts dating to the late Roman period, that is, 3rd–4th centuries CE, has been unearthed.
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine noted at Kh. el Maksur: "Heaps of stones."
Notable people
- Mohammad Ghadir (born 1991), professional football player who plays for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.
See also
References
- ^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Gal, 1992, p. 21
- Malinski-Buller and Aladjem, 2011, Bir el-Maksur Preliminary Report
- Yaroshevich, 2013, Bir el-Maksur Final Report
- Zidan and Mitler, 2014, Bir el-Maksur
- Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 314
- meaning: The ruin of the broken one, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 112
Bibliography
- Abu Zidan, Fadi; Mitler, Itamar (2014-08-03). "Bir el-Maksur Final Report". Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel (126).
- Conder, C.R.; Kitchener, HH. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. Vol. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Gal, Zvi (1992). Lower Galilee During the Iron Age. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 0931464692.
- Malinski-Buller, Ariel; Aladjem, Emil (2011-12-27). "Bir el-Maksur Preliminary Report". Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel (123).
- Palmer, E.H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English Name Lists Collected During the Survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and Explained by E.H. Palmer. Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Yaroshevich, Alla (2013-10-02). "Bir el-Maksur Final Report". Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel (125).
External links
- Welcome To Bir al-Maksura
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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