Umm al-Fahm
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| Coordinates: 32°31′10″N 35°09′13″E / 32.51944°N 35.15361°ECoordinates: 32°31′10″N 35°09′13″E / 32.51944°N 35.15361°E | |
| Grid position | 164/213 PAL |
| District | Haifa |
| Government | |
| • Type | City (from 1985) |
| • Mayor | Khaled Aghbariyya |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22,253 dunams (22.253 km2 or 8.592 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 52,500 |
| Name meaning | Mother of Charcoal |
Umm al-Fahm (Arabic: أمّ الفحم, Umm al-Faḥm; Hebrew: אֻם אל-פַחְם Umm el-Fahem) is a town which is located 20 kilometres (12 miles) northwest of Jenin in the Haifa District of Israel. In 2015 its population was 52,500, nearly all of whom are Arab citizens of Israel. The city is situated on the Umm al-Fahm mountain ridge, the highest point of which is Mount Iskander (522 metres (1,713 feet) above sea level), overlooking Wadi Ara. Umm al-Fahm is the social, cultural and economic center for residents of the Wadi Ara and Triangle regions.
Umm al-Fahm means "Mother of Charcoal" in Arabic. The village was surrounded by natural forests which were used to produce charcoal.
Several archaeological sites around the city date to the Iron Age, as well as the Hellenistic, Roman, and Islamic periods.
In 1265 C.E. (663 H.), after Baybars won the territory from the Crusaders, the revenues from Umm al-Fahm were given to the Mamluk na'ib al-saltana (viceroy) of Syria, Jamal al-Din al-Najibi.
In 1517 the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Sara of the Liwa of Lajjun. It had a population of 24 households, all Muslim, and paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, occasional revenues, goats and/or beehives, and a press for olive oil or grape syrup.
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