Uzeir
Uzeir
עֻזֵיר, עוזייר عزير | |
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| Etymology: El Azeir, Ezra[1] | |
  Uzeir  Uzeir | |
| Coordinates:32°47′32″N35°19′51″E/ 32.79222°N 35.33083°E | |
| Grid position | 181/243PAL |
| Country |  Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Council | al-Batuf |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,511 |
Uzeir(Arabic:عزير;Hebrew:עֻזֵיר) is anArabvillage in northern Israel. Located nearNazareth Illitin theLower Galilee,it falls under the jurisdiction ofal-Batuf Regional Council.In 2022 it had a population of 3,511.[2]
History
[edit]Findings from theRoman,ByzantineandEarly Islamicperiods have been found in the village.[3]
Ottoman era
[edit]It was mentioned in theOttomandefterfor the year 1555–1556, asMezraaland, (that is, cultivated land), called‘Uzayr,located in theNahiyaofTabariyyaof theLiwaofSafad.The land was designated asTimarland.[4]
In 1799, a map fromNapoleon's invasionbyPierre Jacotinshowed the place, named asEl Qasr.[5]
In 1838 it was noted as aMuslimvillage,el-'Aziz,in the Nazareth District.[6]
In 1875, the French explorerVictor Guérinreached the village and described it as consisting of about 20 houses on the side of a hill. A few oldcolumnswere remains after an ancient site which had preceded the present village. A MuslimMaqamwith two small domes, dedicated to "Neby A'ouzeir" was close by.[7]InPalestine Exploration Fund's 1881Survey of Western Palestine,the village (calledEl 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.[8]
A population list from about 1887 showed thatel Azeirhad about 45 Muslim inhabitants.[9]
British Mandate era
[edit]In the1922 census of Palestineconducted by theBritish authorities,'Uzair had a population of 70, all Muslims,[10]increasing in the1931 censusto 88, still all Muslim, in 15 houses.[11]
In the1945 statisticsthe population was 150 Muslims[12]while the total land area was 766dunams,according to an official land and population survey.[13]Of this, 737 dunams were allocated for cereals,[14]while 7 dunams were classified as built-up areas.[15]
State of Israel
[edit]In 1948, Uzeir was captured by the Israeli army during the second part ofOperation Dekelbetween 15 and 18 July. The village remained undermartial lawuntil 1966.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Palmer, 1881, p.124
- ^ab"Regional Statistics".Israel Central Bureau of Statistics.Retrieved21 March2024.
- ^Cinamon, 2012,‘Uzeir, West
- ^Rohde, 1979, p. 101
- ^Karmon, 1960, p.166Archived2019-12-22 at theWayback Machine.
- ^Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 3, Appendix 2, p.132
- ^Guérin, 1880, pp.364ff
- ^Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p.362
- ^Schumacher, 1888, p.184
- ^Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Nazareth, p.38
- ^Mills, 1932, p.76
- ^Department of Statistics, 1945, p.8
- ^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
[edit]- Alexandre, Yardenna (2001). "'Uzeir "(113). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Barron, J.B., ed. (1923).Palestine: Report and General Abstracts of the Census of 1922.Government of Palestine.
- Conder, C.R.;Kitchener, H.H.(1881).The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology.Vol. 1. London:Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund.
- Cinamon, Gilad (2012-03-15)."'Uzeir, West "(124). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Cinamon, Gilad (2013-12-04)."'Uzeir, Survey of Har Tur'an "(125). Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel.
{{cite journal}}:Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Department of Statistics (1945).Village Statistics, April, 1945.Government of Palestine.
- Guérin, V.(1880).Description Géographique Historique et Archéologique de la Palestine(in French). Vol. 3: Galilee, pt. 1. Paris: L'Imprimerie Nationale.
- Hadawi, S.(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. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2019-12-22.Retrieved2015-04-20.
- Mills, E., ed. (1932).Census of Palestine 1931. Population of Villages, Towns and Administrative Areas.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.
- Rhode, H.(1979).Administration and Population of the Sancak of Safed in the Sixteenth Century.Columbia University.Archived fromthe originalon 2020-03-01.Retrieved2017-12-28.
- Robinson, E.;Smith, E.(1841).Biblical Researches in Palestine, Mount Sinai and Arabia Petraea: A Journal of Travels in the year 1838.Vol. 3. Boston:Crocker & Brewster.
- Schumacher, G.(1888)."Population list of the Liwa of Akka".Quarterly Statement - Palestine Exploration Fund.20:169–191.
External links
[edit]- Welcome To 'Uzeir
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 6:IAA,Wikimedia commons
