Uzeir
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Uzeir עֻזֵיר, עוזייר عزير |
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 Uzeir
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| Coordinates: 32°47′32″N 35°19′51″E / 32.79222°N 35.33083°ECoordinates: 32°47′32″N 35°19′51″E / 32.79222°N 35.33083°E | |
| Grid position | 181/243 PAL |
| District | Northern |
| Council | al-Batuf |
| Population (2015) | 3,047 |
| Name meaning | El Azeir, Ezra |
Uzeir (Arabic: عزير; Hebrew: עֻזֵיר) is an Arab village in northern Israel. Located near Nazareth Illit in the Lower Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of al-Batuf Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 3,047.
Findings from the Roman, Byzantine and Early Islamic periods have been found in the village.
In the late Ottoman period, a map from Napoleon's invasion of 1799 by Pierre Jacotin showed the place, named as El Qasr.
In 1875, the French explorer Victor Guérin reached the village and described it as consisting of about 20 houses on the side of a hill. A few old columns were remains after an ancient site which had preceded the present village. A Muslim maquam with two small domes, dedicated to "Neby A'ouzeir" was close by. In Palestine Exploration Fund's 1881 Survey of Western Palestine, the village (called El Azeir) was described as:
A stone village at the foot of the hill. The plain to the north is cultivated with cotton, barley, etc. There are about 150 Moslems in the village. Water is supplied by cisterns in the village, and a tank.
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British authorities, 'Uzair had a population of 70, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census to 88, still all Muslim, in 15 houses.
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