Bir al-Maksur
Local council in Israel
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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 2024 its population was 11,068.[1] The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s.[citation needed] In 2022, 100% of the population was Muslim.[3]
Beer al-Maksura (unofficial)
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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 | |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Government | |
| • Head of Municipality | Hasan Gadeer |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,554 dunams (4.554 km2; 1.758 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 11,068 |
| • Density | 2,430/km2 (6,295/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 99.96% |
| • Others | 0.04% |
| Name meaning | The Broken Well |
History
Before Common Era
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]
Common Era
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.