Mazra'a

Mazra'a מַזְרַעָה‎‎ المزرعة‎
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Mazraˁa
• Also spelled	"El Masar", "el Mezrah" Mazra'ah (official)
House in Mazra'a, where Baha'u'llah lived 1877-1879. During 1932-1949 it was the home of General and Mrs. McNeill
Mazra'a
Coordinates: 32°58′59.16″N 35°5′51.42″E / 32.9831000°N 35.0976167°E / 32.9831000; 35.0976167Coordinates: 32°58′59.16″N 35°5′51.42″E / 32.9831000°N 35.0976167°E / 32.9831000; 35.0976167
Grid position	159/265 PAL
District	Northern
Government
• Type	Local council
• Head of Municipality	Qasim Awwad
Population (2015)
• Total	3,649
Name meaning	"The sown land"

Mazra'a (Arabic: المزرعة‎‎, Hebrew: מַזְרַעָה‎) is an Arab town and local council in northern Israel, situated between Acre and Nahariyya on the Mediterranean coast. The local council was founded in 1896 and was incorporated into the Matte Asher Regional Council in 1982, before proclaiming itself an independent local council again in 1996. In 2015 it had a population of 3,649.

The Arabic al-mazra'a (p. mazari'), meaning "the sown land" or "farm", is a relatively common place name used to refer to cultivated lands outside of and dependent upon a primary settlement. In Crusader times, the village was known as le Mezera, according to Victor Guérin, while to Arabs in medieval times, it was known as al-Mazra'ah.

In 1253, during the Crusader era, John Aleman, the Lord of Caesarea, leased Mazra'a to the Hospitalliers. Mazra'a is mentioned in the 1283 treaty between the Mamluk Sultan Qalaun and the Latin Kingdom of the Crusaders that controlled some territories in the Levant between 1099 and 1291. At the time of the treaty, Mazra'a was said to be still under Crusaders control. A 50 metre long wall at to the west of the village centre, dating from the period, is thought to be the remnants of a fortified structure, mentioned by travel writers.