Ajjur
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| Arabic | عجّور |
| Name meaning | Furrows on the sand made by the wind |
| Also spelled | 'Ajur |
| Subdistrict | Hebron |
| Coordinates | 31°41′28″N 34°55′26″E / 31.69111°N 34.92389°ECoordinates: 31°41′28″N 34°55′26″E / 31.69111°N 34.92389°E |
| Palestine grid | 142/121 |
| Population | 3,730 (1945) |
| Area | 58,074 dunams 58.1 km² |
| Date of depopulation |
23–24 July 1948 primary, 23 October 1948 secondary |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | Agur,Tzafririm,Givat Yeshayahu,Li-On,Tirosh |
23–24 July 1948 primary,
'Ajjur (Arabic: عجّور) was a Palestinian Arab village of over 3,700 inhabitants located 24 kilometres (15 mi) northwest of Hebron. It was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, during which all of its inhabitants fled or were expelled. Agur, Tzafririm, Givat Yeshayahu, Li-On, and Tirosh were built on the village lands. Today, 'Ajjur is inhabited by Kurdish Jews.
Near 'Ajjur, at Khirbet Jannaba al-Fauqa, was a probable site of the Battle of Ajnadayn, waged in the 7th-century CE between the Rashidun Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire, and which resulted in a decisive Rashidun victory, incorporating most of Palestine into the domains of Islam. The village of 'Ajjur itself was built during early Fatimid rule in the region in the early twelfth century CE. A mosque was built during this period, and continued to serve 'Ajjur's community until its demise. The village 'Ajjur is believed to be named after "a sort of cucumber."
Arab chronicler Mujir ad-Din reported that he passed through 'Ajjur on his way from Gaza to Jerusalem in the early sixteenth century, when the village was a part of the Ottoman Empire. By 1596, 'Ajjur was a part of the nahiya ("subdistrict") of Gaza, part of Sanjak Gaza, with 35 Muslim households. It paid a find tax rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, fruit, vineyards, beehives, and goats; a total of 5,500 Akçe
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