Kafr Bara
Arab-Muslim locality and village in the Galilee region of northern Israel
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Kafr Bara or Kfar Bara (Arabic: كفر برا; Hebrew: כַּפְר בַּרָא) is an Arab locality in Israel in situated in its Central District. The small village, located near the Green Line, is often considered a part of the Arabs' Little Triangle along with the cities of Kafr Qasim and Jaljulia. In 2024 its population was 3,962.[1]
Kfar Bara (unofficial)
Kafr Bara
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| A transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Káper Báraˀ |
| • Also spelled | Kafar Bara (official) Kfar Bara (unofficial) |
A mosque of Kafr Bara in 2010 | |
  Kafr Bara | |
| Coordinates: 32°7′50″N 34°58′19″E | |
| Grid position | 147/170 PAL |
| District | Central |
| Area | |
• Total | 9,387 dunams (9.387 km2; 3.624 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 3,962 |
| • Density | 422.1/km2 (1,093/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Khirbet Kafr Bara, "The ruin of the village of Bara"[2] |
History
Pottery and glass dating from the Roman period (second century CE) and early Byzantine period (fourth century and beginning of fifth century CE), have been found in a burial cave at Kafr Bara.[3] Various agricultural installations, including a winepress, dating from Byzantine era has also been excavated.[4] Archaeological excavations have revealed remains, apparently from a rural settlement from the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (sixth–ninth centuries CE).[5]
Ottoman Empire
In 1517, the village was included in the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in the 1596 tax-records it appeared located in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal, part of Nablus Sanjak. It had a population of 20 Muslim households, who paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, and goats and/or beehives; a total of 2,920 akçe. 5/6 of the revenue went to a Waqf.[6]
British Mandate
At the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate Kafr Bara had 95 inhabitants, all Muslims, in a total of 19 houses.[7]
In the 1945 statistics the population of Kafr Bara was 150, all Muslims,[8] who owned 3,959 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[9] Of this, 10 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 12 were plantations and irrigable land, 1,841 used for cereals,[10] while 14 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[11]
Israel
Since 1948, Kafr Bara has been part of the newly founded State of Israel.[citation needed]
Demographics
Kafr Bara had a population of 3,274 in the 2014 census.[12]