Tamra, Jezreel Valley
Tamra (Arabic: طمرة; Hebrew: טַמְרָה or תַמְרָה) is an Arab village in north-eastern Israel. Located in the Jezreel Valley, it falls under the jurisdiction of Gilboa Regional Council. In 2007 it had a population of 1,300.
History
A village was here in the Byzantine period; tombs and remnants of two churches have been found.[1]
Under the name Thamra, it was mentioned as part of the domain of the Crusaders during the hudna between the Crusaders based in Acre and the Mamluk sultan al-Mansur (Qalawun) declared in 1283.[2]
In the late nineteenth century, the SWP described Tumrah as "a village of middling size, perhaps 50 or 70 houses, situated on high ground, and surrounded by plough-land." They also noted that there were ruins on the south side of the village.[3]
At the time of the 1931 census, Tamra had 34 occupied houses and a population of 193 Muslims.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Yoram Tsafrir, Leah Di Segni and Judith Green (1994). Tabula Imperii Romani: Judaea, Palaestina. Jerusalem: Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. p. 239.
- ^ Dan Barag (1979). "A new source concerning the ultimate borders of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem". Israel Exploration Journal 29: pp. 197-217.
- ^ Conder and Kitchener, 1881 p.87- 88
- ^ E. Mills, ed (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas. Jerusalem: Government of Palestine. p. 76.
Bibliography
- Abu Fana, Mohammed (30/12/2009): Tamra Final Report, Hadashot Arkheologiyot, no.121
- Alexandre, Yardenna (23/8/2009): Tamra Final Report, Hadashot Arkheologiyot, no.121
- Conder, Claude Reignier and H.H. Kitchener (1881): The Survey of Western Palestine: memoirs of the topography, orography, hydrography, and archaeology. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. vol 2 (p. 126)
- 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. (p. 117,170 )
- Porat, Leea (13/4/2005): Tamra, Hadashot Arkheologiyot, no.117
- Porat, Leea (16/12/2007): Tamra, Hadashot Arkheologiyot, no.119
- Tepper, Yotam (16/8/2007): Tamra Final Report, Hadashot Arkheologiyot, no.119
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