In 1838, it was noted as a large village[5] whose inhabitants wereMuslim.[6]
In 1863Victor Guérin found it to have about 200 inhabitants, He further noted: "Sitting on a low hill, [] the houses are built ofadobe. Lacking wood and coal, the Arabs of this locality, as well as many others in Palestine, make fire with sun-dried cow dung in the shape of rounded clods. They feed on water at awell of modern date, because the ancient well is dry." "This village [] must certainly succeed an ancient village".[7]
AnOttoman village list from about 1870 counted 35 houses and a population of 148, though the population count included men, only.[8][9]
In the1945 statistics the village had a population of 210 Muslims[2] with a total of 7,487dunums of land.[3] 49 dunums of land was used for plantations and irrigable land, 5,247 dunums were used for cereals,[13] while 15 dunams were classified as built-up public areas.[14]
In 1992 the village site was described: "Cactuses and numerous grapevines grow on the site. Only one stone house remains; it has a flat roof and a round-arched door and is used for storage. The surrounding land are used for agriculture by Israelis."[15]
^Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.120
^Guérin, 1869 p.33: "Assis sur une colline peu élevée, il compte à peine deux cents habitants. Les maisons sont construites en pisé. Faute de bois et de charbon, les Arabes de cette localité, ainsi qne de beaucoup d'au- tres en Palestine, font du feu avec des bouses de vache séchées au soleil en forme de mottes arrondies. Ils s'alimentent d'eau à un puits de date moderne, car le puits antique est à sec." "Ce village"[] "a du succeder certainement à une antique bourgade".
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