Bir al-Maksur

Bir al-Maksur
  • בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר
  • بئر المكسور
Local council (from 1990)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • ISO 259Bir ˀel-Makksur (Jara'zia)
 • Also spelledBir el-Maksur (official)
Beer al-Maksura (unofficial)
Bir al-Maksur, 2010
Bir al-Maksur, 2010
Bir al-Maksur is located in Northwest Israel
Bir al-Maksur
Bir al-Maksur
Location within Northwest Israel
Coordinates: 32°46′38″N 35°13′15″E / 32.77722°N 35.22083°E / 32.77722; 35.22083
Country Israel
DistrictNorthern
SubdistrictAcre
Founded1950s
Government
 • Head of MunicipalityHasan Gadeer
Area
 • Total
4,554 dunams (4.554 km2; 1.758 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
11,068
 • Density2,430/km2 (6,295/sq mi)
Ethnicity
[1]
 • Arabs99.96%
 • Others0.04%
Name meaningThe 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 2024 its population was 11,068.[1] The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s. In 2022, 100% of the population was Muslim.[3]

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]

Demographics

Historical population[9][10]
YearPop.±%
1972800—    
19832,800+250.0%
19955,200+85.7%
20087,400+42.3%
202210,510+42.0%
202411,068+5.3%

Voting Patterns

In the 2022 election, 93 percent of voters in Bir al-Maksur voted for the Arab parties, while 6 percent voted for the parties of the center-left coalition led by Yair Lapid and 1 percent voted for the parties of the right-wing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Among the voters for the Arab parties, 95 percent voted for Ra'am, while 2 percent voted for Balad and 2 percent voted for the Hadash–Ta'al list.[11]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2026.
  2. 1 2 Gal, 1992, p. 21
  3. ↑ "ביר אל-מכסור" (PDF). Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Malinski-Buller and Aladjem, 2011, Bir el-Maksur Preliminary Report
  5. ↑ Yaroshevich, 2013, Bir el-Maksur Final Report
  6. ↑ Zidan and Mitler, 2014, Bir el-Maksur
  7. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1881, SWP I, p. 314
  8. ↑ meaning: The ruin of the broken one, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 112
  9. ↑ "Regional Statistics". www.cbs.gov.il. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "Additional files - census 2008". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved July 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "The true results of the elections for the 25th Knesset". Israel: Central Elections Committee. November 1, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2026.

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