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
- Mohammad Ghadir (born 1991), professional football player who plays for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv F.C.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ a b 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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