Kafr Sur
16th century village, later abandoned.
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In 1596 the village appeared in the [[Defter|tax registers]] as being in the ''[[Nahiya]]'' of Bani Sa'b of the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|Liwa]]'' of [[Sanjak of Nablus|Nablus]]. It had a population of 22 households, all [[Muslim]]. 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 press for olive oil or grape syrup, and a fixed tax for people of Nablus area; a total of 6,100 [[akçe]].Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 139 |
In 1596 the village appeared in the [[Defter|tax registers]] as being in the ''[[Nahiya]]'' of Bani Sa'b of the ''[[Liwa (Arabic)|Liwa]]'' of [[Sanjak of Nablus|Nablus]]. It had a population of 22 households, all [[Muslim]]. 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 press for olive oil or grape syrup, and a fixed tax for people of Nablus area; a total of 6,100 [[akçe]].Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 139 |
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In the 16th century, the neighboring village of al-Majdal (near modern [[Tzur Natan|Tsur Natan]]) was listed as inhabited, but it became abandoned before the 19th century, with its land being absorbed by Kafr Sur.[[Roy Marom|Marom, Roy]] (2026). ''[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/399915713_Settled_Land_-_The_Arab_Countryside_in_IsraelPalestine Settled Land: The Arab Countryside in Israel/Palestine]'' (in Hebrew). Ra'anana: Lamda Scholarship, The Open University of Israel Press. p. 20. [[Special:BookSources/9789650617691|ISBN 978-965-06-1769-1]] |
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In 1838, [[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Robinson]] noted ''Kefr Sur'' as a village in ''Beni Sa'ab'' district, west of [[Nablus]].Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/127/mode/1up 127] |
In 1838, [[Edward Robinson (scholar)|Robinson]] noted ''Kefr Sur'' as a village in ''Beni Sa'ab'' district, west of [[Nablus]].Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/127/mode/1up 127] |
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