Illar, Tulkarm

'Illar (Arabic: عِلار‎) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 10 kilometers northeast of Tulkarm, and 25 kilometers east of the Israeli city of Netanya. It is bordered by Attil to the west, Kafr Ra'i to the east, and the Israeli settlement of Hermesh to the north. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Illar had a population of approximately 6,190 inhabitants in 2007.[1] 6.6% of the population of 'Illar were refugees in 1997.[3] The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in 'Illar, the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.[4]

'Illar
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicعِلار
'Illar
Location of 'Illar within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°22′13″N 35°06′27″E
Palestine grid160/197
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total13,981 dunams (14 km2 or 5 sq mi)
Population
 (2007[1])
 • Total6,190
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Name meaningfrom personal name[2]

History

Pottery remains from the Iron Age II, Hellenistic, early and late Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here.[5]

In 1200, during the Crusader era, it was known as Allar.[5] In 1265, it was mentioned among the estates which Sultan Baibars granted his amirs after he had expelled the Crusaders.[5] The whole of Illar was given to his emir Saif al-Din Qushtimur al-'Ajami.[6]

Ottoman era

Illar, like the rest of Palestine, was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517, and in the census of 1596 it was a part of the nahiya ("subdistrict") of Jabal Sami, part of the Sanjak of Nablus. The village had a population of 41 households, all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,3% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, beehives and/or goats, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 5,074 akçe. All of the revenue went to a Waqf.[7]

In 1838 'Ellar was noted as a village in the esh-Sharawiyeh esh-Shurkiyeh (the Eastern) district, north of Nablus.[8]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a small village on the side of a hill, with olives and wells."[9]

British Mandate era

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Allar had a population of 835, all Muslims,[10] increasing in the 1931 census to 1047 Muslims, in 268 houses.[11]

In the 1945 statistics the population of Illar was 1,450, all Muslims,[12] with 13,981 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[13] 4,432 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 5,431 used for cereals,[14] while 33 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[15]

Jordanian era

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Illar came under Jordanian rule.

In 1961, the population of Illar was 2,499.[16]

Post-1967

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Illar has been under Israeli occupation.

After Oslo II Accord in 1995, Illar was placed under Area A of the West Bank under security and civil administration of the Palestinian National Authority.

Footnotes
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2010-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Palmer, 1881, p. 182
  3. Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
  4. Health care Facilities Tulkarm Governorate
  5. Zertal, 2016, pp. 419-421
  6. Ibn al-Furat, 1971, pp. 81, 209, 249 (map)
  7. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 126
  8. Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 3, 2nd Appendix, p. 129
  9. Conder and Kitchener, 1882, p. 154
  10. Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Tulkarm, p. 27
  11. Mills, 1932, p.55
  12. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 20
  13. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 75
  14. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 125
  15. Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 175
  16. Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 14

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