Al-Mazar, Jenin
Al-Mazar (Arabic: المزار) was a Palestinian Arab village in the District of Jenin. Situated on Mount Gilboa, its history stretched back to the period of Mamluk rule over Palestine (13th century). An agricultural village, it was depopulated during the 1948 Palestine war, and incorporated into the newly established state of Israel. The Israeli villages of Prazon, Meitav, and Gan Ner were established on al-Mazar's former lands.
Al-Mazar
المزار | |
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Village | |
| Etymology: "shrine", "a place one visits" | |
1870s map
1940s map
modern map
1940s with modern overlay map
A series of historical maps of the area around Al-Mazar, Jenin (click the buttons) | |
Al-Mazar Location within Mandatory Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°31′38″N 35°21′33″E | |
| Palestine grid | 184/214 |
| Geopolitical entity | Mandatory Palestine |
| Subdistrict | Jenin |
| Date of depopulation | 30 May 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,501 dunams (14.501 km2 or 5.599 sq mi) |
| Population (1945) | |
| • Total | 270 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current Localities | Prazon, Meitav, and Gan Ner |
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