Bir al-Maksur

Bir al-Maksur
  • בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר‎
  • بئر المكسور
Local council (from 1990)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Bir ˀel-Makksur (Jara'zia)
 • Also spelledBir el-Maksur (official)
Beer al-Maksura (unofficial)
Bir al-Maksur, 2010
Bir al-Maksur, 2010
Bir al-Maksur is located in Northwest Israel
Bir al-Maksur
Bir al-Maksur
Coordinates: 32°46′38″N 35°13′15″E / 32.77722°N 35.22083°E / 32.77722; 35.22083
Grid position170/242 PAL
DistrictNorthern
Founded1950s
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityHasan Gadeer
Area
 • Total4,554 dunams (4.554 km2 or 1.758 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total10,175
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Name meaningThe Broken Well

Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura (Arabic: بئر المكسور; Hebrew: בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר) is an Arab Bedouin[2] 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.[1] The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s.[citation needed]

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.[3][4]

Sherds from Iron age I, and possibly Iron age II have also been found.[2]

A burial cave, with ceramics and artefacts dating to the late Roman period, that is, 3rd–4th centuries CE, has been unearthed.[5]

In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine noted at Kh. el Maksur: "Heaps of stones."[6][7]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gal, 1992, p. 21
  3. ^ Malinski-Buller and Aladjem, 2011, Bir el-Maksur Preliminary Report
  4. ^ Yaroshevich, 2013, Bir el-Maksur Final Report
  5. ^ Zidan and Mitler, 2014, Bir el-Maksur
  6. ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 314
  7. ^ 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" (126). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • 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" (123). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  • 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" (125). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

  • Welcome To Bir al-Maksura
  • Survey of Western Palestine, Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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