Grid position 154/197 PAL Founded 1988 (merger) | District Central Local time Sunday 2:30 PM | |
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Name meaning Khurbet Ibthan; meaning "Ruin of gardens, or of soft soil" Weather 19°C, Wind SW at 21 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
Zemer (Hebrew: זמר, Arabic: زيمر) is an Arab local council in the Central District of Israel. It is located in the Arab Triangle area, between Baqa al-Gharbiyye and Bat Hefer on Road 574. Zemer is the result of a merger of four villages – Bir al-Sika, Ibtan, Marja and Yama, - in 1988
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Map of Zemer, Israel
History
Potsherds dating from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine era have been found at Ibtan.
Ottoman era
Yama and Ibtan appeared in Ottoman tax registers compiled in 1596, in the Nahiyas of Qaqun and Jabal Sami, respectively, of the Nablus Liwa. Yama had a population of 18 Muslim households and 5 bachelors, while Ibtan was indicated as empty even though it paid taxes.
In 1882, in the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine, only Khurbet Ibthan was noted, with "traces of ruins and a well."
British Mandate era
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Bir al-Sikka had a population of 36, Ibthan 56 and Yamma 48, all Muslims.
Prior to 1948, all four villages were administratively related to modern-day Palestinian town of Deir al-Ghusun.
Post-1948
Zemer's population at the end of 2009 was 5,700, and its jurisdiction is 8,203 dunams. The population increased to 6,375 in 2014.