Bir al-Maksur
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 | |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Hasan Gadeer |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,554 dunams (4.554 km2 or 1.758 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
• Total | 10,895 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,200/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[2] local council in the Northern District of Israel located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Nazareth. In 2023 its population was 10,895.[1] The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s. In 2022, 100% of the population was Muslim.[3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6]
In 1881, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine noted at Kh. el Maksur: "Heaps of stones."[7][8]
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 11 August 2025.
- ^ a b Gal, 1992, p. 21
- ^ "ביר אל-מכסור" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ 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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