Bir al-Maksur

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 2023 its population was 10,895.^[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]

Bir al-Maksur בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר‎ بئر المكسور
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 or 1.758 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	10,895
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Ethnicity [1]
• Arabs	99.96%
• Others	0.04%
Name meaning	The Broken Well

History and archaeology

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]

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.

See also

• Arab localities in Israel