Al-Muzayri'a
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| Arabic | المُزيرعة |
| Name meaning | El Mezeirảh, The sown lands |
| Also spelled | al-Muzeiri'a |
| Subdistrict | Ramle |
| Coordinates | 32°02′56.89″N 34°56′58.39″E / 32.0491361°N 34.9495528°ECoordinates: 32°02′56.89″N 34°56′58.39″E / 32.0491361°N 34.9495528°E |
| Palestine grid | 145/161 |
| Population | 1,160 (1945) |
| Area | 10,822 dunams |
| Date of depopulation | 12 July 1948 |
| Cause(s) of depopulation | Military assault by Yishuv forces |
| Current localities | MazorNechalim |
Al-Muzayri'a (Arabic: المُزيرعة) was a Palestinian village in the Ramle Subdistrict. It was depopulated in 1948.
Al-Muzayri'a was located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north-northeast of al-Ramla, on limestone hill, overlooking the coastal plain. A wadi ran along its southern part, and separated it from the village of Qula. The village was about 1 km east of the al-Ramla-Haifa railway line. It was also located to the east of the al-Ramla-Jaffa highway.
The location has a long history of habitation. A Roman mausoleum, still standing, (about 1 km south of the village site) was converted into a mosque dedicated to a prophet, al-Nabi Yahya ("the Prophet John"). About 1 km northeast of the village was Khirbat Zikhrin, a Roman-Byzantine site that was inhabited during Mamluk and Ottoman periods. The place has been excavated since 1982.
In 1596, Al-Muzayri'a was part of the Ottoman Empire, nahiya (subdistrict) of Jabel Qubal under the liwa' (district) of Nablus with a population of thirty-nine. It paid taxes on a number of crops, including wheat, barley, and olives, as well as goats, and beehives.
The village was possibly abandoned during the 17th century, only to be reoccupied in the 18th century by a family from Dayr Ghassana, named al-Rumayh. A. Mansell mentioned passing the village in the early 1860s.
The French explorer Victor Guérin passed by in 1870, and described the village as sitting on a stony hill, he noted that its houses appeared small. An Ottoman village list of about the same year showed that “Mezari” had 68 houses and a population of 234, though the population count included only men. It also noted “a very old temple”.
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