Ein al-Asad
| Ein al-Asad עין אל אסד عين الأسد |
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| Council | Merom HaGalil |
| Region | Galilee |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Founded by | Beit Jann residents |
Ein al-Asad (Arabic: عين الأسد "the lion's spring", Hebrew: עין אל-אסד, lit. Spring of the Lion) is a Druze village in northern Israel. Located near Maghar in the Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Merom HaGalil Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 806.
History
The community was founded in 1899 by Druze people from Beit Jann, and was named after an eponymous wellspring outside the village.[1][citation needed]
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Ain al-Asad had a population of 48; 1 Christian and 47 Druze,[2] increasing in the 1931 census to 81; 1 Christian and 80 Druze, in a total of 18 houses.[3]
In 1945 the population of Ein al-Asad together with Beit Jann was 1,640, all Arabs, who owned 43,550 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.[4] 2,530 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 7,406 used for cereals,[5] while 67 dunams were built-up (urban) land.[6]
References
- ↑ The spring of Ibadiyeh, according to Palmer, 1881, p. 61
- ↑ Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Acre, p. 36
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 100
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 40
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 80
- ↑ Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 130
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- Welcome To 'Ayn al-'Asad
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