Английская Википедия:Al-Masara
Al-Masara (Шаблон:Lang-ar, pronounced al-Ma'sara; translation: "the press") is a Palestinian village in the central West Bank, 6.2 km southwest of Bethlehem, part of the Bethlehem Governorate. It is surrounded by a number of smaller Palestinian villages, including Khallet al-Haddad to the east.[1] The population was 1,085 in the 2017 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).[2]
History
Its name, which translates as "the press", derives from the Byzantine Empire-era olive press still located in al-Ma'sara.[1] In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted "heaps of stones and cisterns" at Khurbet Marsia.[3]
The modern town was founded in 1930 by members of the Arab al-Zawahra and at-Ta'mirah tribes.[1]
Modern era
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Al-Masara has been under Israeli occupation.
A seven-member local development committee was established by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) to administer the village, most which is located in Area B giving the PNA jurisdiction over al-Ma'sara's civil affairs.[1] The head of the committee is Mahmoud Alaeddin.[4]
There is one mosque, al-Ma'sara Mosque, and a primary and secondary school in the village. Agriculture accounts for 70% of al-Ma'sara's economic activity, while the civil sector makes up 16%. The total land area is 973 dunams, of which 42 dunams are designated built-up. Most of the remainder is arable land, 505 dunams of which are cultivated.[1]
References
Bibliography
External links
- Welcome To Kh. al-Ma'sara
- Al Ma'sara Village (Fact Sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem, ARIJ
- Al Ma’sara Village Profile, ARIJ
- Al Ma’sara aerial photo, ARIJ
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 21: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Шаблон:Bethlehem Governorate Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 Al-Ma'sara Village Profile. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2010.
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- ↑ Masara Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). 2007-02-09.
