Uzeir
| Uzeir עֻזֵיר, עוזייר عزير | |
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| Coordinates: 32°47′32″N 35°19′51″E / 32.79222°N 35.33083°ECoordinates: 32°47′32″N 35°19′51″E / 32.79222°N 35.33083°E | |
| Grid position | 181/243 PAL |
| Council | al-Batuf |
| Region | Lower Galilee |
| Founded by | 'Arab al-Heib tribe |
| Population (2006) | 2,600 |
| Name meaning | El Azeir, Ezra[1] |
Uzeir (Arabic: عزير; Hebrew: עֻזֵיר) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth Illit in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 2,600.[2]
History
Findings from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods have been found in the village.[3]
Ottoman era
In the late Ottoman period, a map from Napoleon's invasion of 1799 by Pierre Jacotin showed the place, named as El Qasr.[4]
In 1875 the French explorer Victor Guérin reached the village and described it as consisting of about 20 houses on the side of a hill. A few old columns were remains after an ancient site which had preceded the present village. A Muslim maquam with two small domes, dedicated to "Neby A'ouzeir" was close by.[5] In Palestine Exploration Fund's 1881 Survey of Western Palestine, the village (called El Azeir) was described as:
A stone village at the foot of the hill. The plain to the north is cultivated with cotton, barley, etc. There are about 150 Moslems in the village. Water is supplied by cisterns in the village, and a tank.[6]
British Mandate era
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British authorities, 'Uzair had a population of 70, all Muslims,[7] increasing in the 1931 census to 88, still all Muslim, in 15 houses.[8]
In 1945 the population was 150 while the total land area was 766 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[9] Of this, 737 dunams were allocated for cereals,[10] while 7 dunams were classified as built-up areas.[11]
1948, and aftermath
In 1948, Uzeir was captured by the Israeli army during the second part of Operation Dekel, 15-18 July. The village remained under Martial Law until 1966.
See also
References
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 124
- ↑ Population of localities numbering above 1,000 residents Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ Cinamon, 2012, ‘Uzeir, West
- ↑ Karmon, 1960, p. 166.
- ↑ Guérin, 1880, pp. 364 ff
- ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 362
- ↑ Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Nazareth, p. 38
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 76
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 63
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 110
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 160
Bibliography
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- Alexandre, Yardenna (2001). "‘Uzeir" (113). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
- Barron, J. B., ed. (1923). Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922 (PDF). Government of Palestine.
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, H. H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Cinamon, Gilad (2012-03-15). "‘Uzeir, West" (124). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
- Cinamon, Gilad (2013-12-04). "‘Uzeir, Survey of Har Tur‘an" (125). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
- Guérin, Victor (1880). Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine (in French). 3: Galilee, pt. 1. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Hadawi, Sami (1970). Village Statistics of 1945: A Classification of Land and Area ownership in Palestine. Palestine Liberation Organization Research Center.
- Karmon, Y. (1960). "An Analysis of Jacotin's Map of Palestine" (PDF). Israel Exploration Journal 10 (3,4): 155–173; 244–253.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932). Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas (PDF). Jerusalem: Government of Palestine.
- 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.
External links
- Welcome To 'Uzeir
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 6: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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