Tamra
Tamra
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | ||
| • ISO 259 | Ṭámra, Támra | |
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 Tamra
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| Coordinates: 32°51′12.56″N 35°11′52.36″E / 32.8534889°N 35.1978778°ECoordinates: 32°51′12.56″N 35°11′52.36″E / 32.8534889°N 35.1978778°E | ||
| Grid position | 169/250 PAL | |
| District | Northern | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City (from 1996) | |
| • Mayor | Sohil Diab | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 29,259 dunams (29.259 km2 or 11.297 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 32,389 | |
| Name meaning | from make a pit for storing corn | |
Tamra (Arabic: طمرة, Hebrew: טַמְרָה or תַמְרָה) is an Arab city in the North District of Israel located in the Lower Galilee 5 kilometres (3 miles) north of the city of Shefa-'Amr and approximately 20 kilometres (12 miles) east of Acre. In 2015 it had a population of 32,389
Tamra is an ancient village on hill. Old squared stone blocks have been reused in village homes. Cisterns, and tombs carved into rock have also been found here.
In the 1253, during the Crusader era, John Aleman, Lord of Caesarea, sold several villages, including Tamra, to the Hospitallers. In 1283 it was mentioned as part of the domain of the Crusaders, according to the hudna between the Crusaders in Acre and the Mamluk sultan Qalawun.
Tamra, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and in the census of 1596 the village was located in the Nahiya of Acca of the Liwa of Safad. The population was 22 Muslim households. They paid taxes on wheat, barley, fruit trees, cotton, occasional revenues, beehives and winter pastures. In 1799 it was named Tomrat on the map of Pierre Jacotin.
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