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Mazraa (other)
Mazraa or Mazra'a may refer to: Places Syria *Al-Mazraa, a town in southern Syria in the Al-Suwayda Governorate Lebanon *Corniche el Mazraa, Street in Beirut *Mazraa, a town in Lebanon * Mazraat El Chouf, a town and area in Chouf District, Lebanon *Mazraa, a commercial district in Beirut, Lebanon *Mazraat Al Toufah, a village in Zgharta District, Lebanon * Mazraat En Nahr, a village in Zgharta District, Lebanon Israel *Mazra'a, a local council in the western Galilee *el-Mazra'a, or Mizra, ancient site in the Jezreel Valley also called Hirbat el Mizra *Khirbet el Mazra'a, locality in the Upper Galilee now Zar'it Palestine *Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, a Palestinian town near Ramallah *Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya, a Palestinian village, now part of Al-Zaitounah town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate *Al-Muzayri'a, a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict Other * Battle of al-Mazraa The Battle of al-Mazra'a ( ar, معركة المزرعة) was one of the major battles of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazraa
Al-Mazraa ( ar, المزرعة, alternatively spelled ''al-Mazra'a'' or ''al-Mezra'ah''), also known as as-Sijn ( ar, السجن alternatively spelled ''Es-Sijine'', ''Sijne'' or ''Sijni'') is a village in southeastern Syria, administratively part of the as-Suwayda Governorate, located 12 kilometers (7 miles) northwest of as-Suwayda. Nearby localities include al-Hirak, Khirbet Ghazaleh and Da'el to the west and Umm Walad and Bosra to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), al-Mazraa had a population of 2,596 in the 2004 census. The town is also the administrative center of the al-Mazraa ''nahiyah'' of the al-Suwayda District which consists of 12 villages with a combined population of 16,627. As-Sijn was eventually renamed "al-Mazraa" in honor of the 1925 battle. References Bibliography * * * * * * * * * * External links Map of the town Google MapsEl Karkar, 21M map {{DEFAULTSORT:Mazraa Druze communities in Syria Populated places in as-Suway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazra'a
Mazra'a ( ar, المزرعة, he, מַזְרַעָה) is an Arab town and local council in northern Israel, situated between Acre and Nahariyya east of the Coastal Highway that runs along the Mediterranean coast. The local council was founded in 1896 and was incorporated into the Matte Asher Regional Council in 1982, before proclaiming itself an independent local council again in 1996. In it had a population of . Etymology The Arabic ''al-mazra'a'' (p. ''mazari), meaning "the sown land" or "farm", is a relatively common place name used to refer to cultivated lands outside of and dependent upon a primary settlement.Pringle, 1998, p 30 In Crusader times, the village was known as ''le Mezera'', according to Victor Guérin, while to Arabs in medieval times, it was known as ''al-Mazra'ah''.Guérin, 1880, p 163 History In 1253, during the Crusader era, John Aleman, the Lord of Caesarea, leased Mazra'a to the Hospitalliers. Mazra'a is mentioned in the 1283 treaty between the Maml ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya
Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya was a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. In 2005 it merged with the village of Abu Shukheidim to form the town of Al-Zaitounah. History Pottery sherds from the Byzantine era have been found here.Finkelstein et al, 1997, p.392 Ottoman era The village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers as ''Qibliyya'', being in the ''nahiya'' (subdistrict) of Quds, part of the '' liwa'' (district) of Quds. It had a population of 8 households, all Muslims. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and/or beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues"; a total of 2,190 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 112 Pottery sherds from the early Ottoman era have also been found here. In 1838, it was noted as a Muslim village, ''el-Mezra'ah'', in the Bani Harith distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazra'a Ash-Sharqiya
al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya ( ar, المزرعه الشرقيّه) is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northeast of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of approximately 4,495 inhabitants in 2007. Geographic location The village is one of the towns in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh area, located to the northeast of Ramallah. It sits at about 937 meters above sea level. To the north is Sinjil and Turmus Ayya, to the east is Khirbet Abu Falah and Kafr Malik, to the south is Deir Jarir, to the south and west is Silwad, and to the west is Jilijliya. History Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya has been identified as the Crusader states, Crusader village named ''Mezera'', and the possible site of a Crusader church. In 1112, Arnulf of Chocques, Arnulf, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem granted the tithes of ''Mezera'' to the abbey of St Mary. In 1154 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zar'it
Zar'it ( he, זַרְעִית) is an moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Zar'it is located on the land of the depopulated Palestinian villages of Al-Nabi Rubin, Suruh and Tarbikha. The moshav was established in 1967 by young people with a moshav background from the Galilee as part of Operation Sof Sof, designed to strengthen Jewish presence in the Galilee. It was initially named Kfar Rosenwald (''Rosenwald Village'') after American philanthropist William Rosenwald. However, the foreign-sounding name of the village didn't sit well with its residents, so as a compromise, Yehuda Ziv, the head of community naming suggested an acronym incorporating Rosenwald's name within a Hebrew word, Zar'it (Zekher Rosenwald Imanu Yisha'er Tamid, lit. ''Rosenwald's memory will be with us always''). The village was the site of Hezbollah's initial a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jezreel Valley
The Jezreel Valley (from the he, עמק יזרעאל, translit. ''ʿĒmeq Yīzrəʿēʿl''), or Marj Ibn Amir ( ar, مرج ابن عامر), also known as the Valley of Megiddo, is a large fertile plain and inland valley in the Northern District of Israel. It is bordered to the north by the highlands of the Lower Galilee region, to the south by the Samarian highlands, to the west and northwest by the Mount Carmel range, and to the east by the Jordan Valley, with Mount Gilboa marking its southern extent. The largest settlement in the valley is the city of Afula, which lies near its center. Etymology The Jezreel Valley takes its name from the ancient city of Jezreel (known in Hebrew as Yizre'el; ; known in Arabic as Zir'ēn, ) which was located on a low hill overlooking the southern edge of the valley. The word ''Jezreel'' comes from the Hebrew, and means "God sows" or " El sows".Cheyne and Black, ''Encyclopedia Biblica'' The phrase "valley of Jezreel" was sometimes used t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizra
Mizra ( he, מִזְרָע, ''lit.'' Sowing) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located between Afula and Nazareth, it falls under the jurisdiction of Jezreel Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of . History Kibbutz Mizra was established during Hanukkah in 1923 by the first immigrants of the Third Aliyah. It was founded on the lands of the Palestinian Arab village of Rub al-Nasra, which were purchased from the Sursock family, a major absentee landowner of Lebanese origin. The inhabitants, approximately 40 families, were tenants and became dispossessed. The village was one of at least 20 Palestinian Arab villages that disappeared in the early 20th century due to Jewish land purchases and settlement in the Jezreel Valley (Marj ibn Amer). List of villages sold by Sursocks and their partners to the Zionists since British occupation of Palestine, evidence to the Shaw Commission, 1930, p.1074, exhibit 71 The following year the founders of the kibbutz were joined by a group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galilee
Galilee (; he, הַגָּלִיל, hagGālīl; ar, الجليل, al-jalīl) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Galilee traditionally refers to the mountainous part, divided into Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and Lower Galilee (, ; , ). ''Galilee'' refers to all of the area that is north of the Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and south of the east–west section of the Litani River. It extends from the Israeli coastal plain and the shores of the Mediterranean Sea with Acre in the west, to the Jordan Rift Valley to the east; and from the Litani in the north plus a piece bordering on the Golan Heights all the way to Dan at the base of Mount Hermon in the northeast, to Mount Carmel and Mount Gilboa in the south. This definition includes the plains of the Jezreel Valley north of Jenin and the Beth Shean Valley, the valley containing the Sea of Galilee, and the Hula Valley, although it usually does not include Haifa's immediate northern suburbs. By this definiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazraat En Nahr
Mazraat En Nahr ( ar, مزرعة النهر), also spelled Mazret Al Nahr, Mazraat El Nahr or Mazraat Al Nahr, is a village located on the border line of the Zgharta District and the Bsharri District in the North Governorate of Lebanon. Situated in the Valley of Qadisha, between the villages of villages Tourza and Sereel, Mazraat En Nahr is considered a holy and spiritual place in Eastern Christianity. Etymology/Demographics Mazraat Al Nahr is a Lebanese word meaning “Farm/Planting by the river.” The name derives from the agricultural production of potatoes, onions, fruits, and vegetables all by the side river of El Karya and El Ghar Spring. The population of Mazraat En Nahr is approximately 378 people, but no official census has been taken lately. Historically, the inhabitants of Mazraat En Nahr were a mixture of many peoples. The majority were Cannanites, Phoenicians, and Aramiin, who later became known as the Syriac. Lebanese diaspora from Mazraat En Nahr number approxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is a unitary republic that consists of 14 governorates (subdivisions), and is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest. Cyprus lies to the west across the Mediterranean Sea. A country of fertile plains, high mountains, and deserts, Syria is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups, including the majority Syrian Arabs, Kurds, Turkmens, Assyrians, Armenians, Circassians, Albanians, and Greeks. Religious groups include Muslims, Christians, Alawites, Druze, and Yazidis. The capital and largest city of Syria is Damascus. Arabs are the largest ethnic group, and Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mazraat Al Toufah
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Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coast. Beirut has been inhabited for more than 5,000 years, and was one of Phoenicia's most prominent city states, making it one of the oldest cities in the world (see Berytus). The first historical mention of Beirut is found in the Amarna letters from the New Kingdom of Egypt, which date to the 14th century BC. Beirut is Lebanon's seat of government and plays a central role in the Lebanese economy, with many banks and corporations based in the city. Beirut is an important seaport for the country and region, and rated a Beta + World City by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network. Beirut was severely damaged by the Lebanese Civil War, the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2020 massive explosion in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
