Al-Masara

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Al-Masara
Local Development Committee
Arabic transcription(s)
 •  Arabic المعصرة
 •  Latin Al-Ma'sara (official)
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Al-Masara
Coordinates: 31°39′17″N35°10′48″E / 31.65472°N 35.18000°E / 31.65472; 35.18000
State State of Palestine
Governorate Bethlehem
Founded1930
Government
 • Type Local Development Committee
 • Head of MunicipalityMahmoud Alaeddin
Area
 • Total
973  dunams (1.0 km2 or 0.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017) [1]
 • Total
1,085
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Name meaning"the press"

Al-Masara (Arabic : المعصرة, 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. [2] The population was 1,085 in the 2017 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). [1]

History

Name. Archaeology

Its name, which translates as "the press", derives from the Byzantine Empire-era olive press still located in al-Ma'sara. [2] In 1883 the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) noted "heaps of stones and cisterns" at Khurbet Marsia. [3]

Establishment (1930)

The modern town was founded in 1930 by members of the Arab al-Zawahra and at-Ta'mirah tribes. [2]

Post-1967

After the Six-Day War in 1967, Al-Masara has been under Israeli occupation.

Institutions

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. [2] 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. [2]

Economy

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. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Al-Ma'sara Village Profile. Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2010.
  3. ↑ Conder and Kitchener, 1883, SWP III, p. 359
  4. ↑ Masara Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). 2007-02-09.

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