Al-Mazraa al-Sharqiyah
| al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya | |
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| • Arabic | المزرعه الشرقيّه |
Yabrud in front, al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya behind
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| Coordinates: 32°00′12″N 35°16′23″E / 32.00333°N 35.27306°ECoordinates: 32°00′12″N 35°16′23″E / 32.00333°N 35.27306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 175/156 |
| Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh |
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| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,495 |
| Name meaning | "The eastern sown land" |
al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya (Arabic: المزرعه الشرقيّه) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located 15 kilometers 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.
The town's many enormous and elaborate mansions have led it to be called the "Miami of the West Bank", according to the BBC.
The village is one of the towns in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh area, located 15 kilometers to the northeast of the city of Ramallah. It sits at 950 meters above sea level. The village is South East of Mount Aasor. It is north of the village of Turmus'ayya and south of the town of Silwad and the villages of Kafr Malik, Deir Jarir and Abu Falah.
Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya has been inhabited since the middle and late Bronze Age (2000 BC -1000 BC). Archaeological discoveries have been found in the village and the surrounding areas that date back to this time period. The people who have inhabited al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya have long been interested agricultural endeavors especially olive orchards, grape vineyards, fig trees and almond trees, many of which were planted in the seventh century BC when the village was occupied in Roman Palestine in the year 63 BC - 324 AD. The Romans, who cared for the farms and its surrounding areas, built the old settlements. Later the Byzantine empire controlled the area between 324 -638 AD. The Islamic army led by Amr ibn al-Aas coming from the Levant to Jerusalem led to the area being inhabited by the Muslims. The newcomers worked to cultivate the surrounding areas which have been used by the Muslims. The area was also used as a resort for their armies during this time period.
Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya has been identified as the Crusader village named Mezera, and the possible site of a Crusader church. In 1112, Arnulf, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem granted the tithes of Mezera to the abbey of St Mary. In 1183 Patriarch Heraclius of Jerusalem settled a dispute regarding the tithes of the village.
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