Bir al-Maksur
Bir al-Maksur
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Bir ˀel-Makksur |
| • Also spelled |
Bir el-Maksur (official) Beer al-Maksura (unofficial) |
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Bir al-Maksur, 2010 | |
  Bir al-Maksur | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′38.09″N 35°13′15.24″E / 32.7772472°N 35.2209000°ECoordinates: 32°46′38.09″N 35°13′15.24″E / 32.7772472°N 35.2209000°E | |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local council (from 1990) |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohamed Ghadir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,554 dunams (4.554 km2 or 1.758 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,709 |
| 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 2015 its population was 8,709. The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s.
See also
References
- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑
Bibliography
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bir al-Maksur. |
- Abu Zidan, Fadi; Mitler, Itamar (2014-08-03), Bir el-Maksur Final Report (126), Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel
- Conder, Claude Reignier; Kitchener, Herbert H. (1881). The Survey of Western Palestine: Memoirs of the Topography, Orography, Hydrography, and Archaeology. 1. London: Committee of the Palestine Exploration Fund. (p. 314 )
- Malinski-Buller, Ariel; Aladjem, Emil (2011-12-27), Bir el-Maksur Preliminary Report (123), Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel
- 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. (p. 112 )
- Yaroshevich, Alla (2013-10-02), Bir el-Maksur Final Report (125), Hadashot Arkheologiyot – Excavations and Surveys in Israel
External links
- Welcome To Bir al-Maksura
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 5: IAA, Wikimedia commons
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