District of Nazareth

The village of Saffuriyya was situated on the southwestern slopes of a mountain spur composed of Eocene sedimentary rocks, rising approximately 110 meters above the plain extending to the south. A secondary road connected the village to the main road leading to Nazareth and to the coastal highway to the northwest. The surrounding area served as a gateway to Lower Galilee, giving the village strategic importance since ancient times. The village’s name may derive from the Syria

Al-Majidil: Historical Overview Location and Early History The village of al-Majidil was built on the gently sloping southern hillsides of Wadi al-Majidil. In 1596, it was recorded as part of the Tiberias subdistrict (Safad district), with a population of 22. At the time, the village paid taxes on wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats, and beehives. By the late 19th century, al-Majidil was described as a prosperous village constructed from stone and mud. Located on the northern s

Location and Historical Background The village of Ma'lul was located on the northern edge of the Wadi al-Majidil, facing the village of al-Majidil (which lay approximately 2 kilometers to the south). Two springs were located near Ma'lul: one to the northeast and the other to the northwest. A secondary road linked the village to the main Nazareth–Haifa road, which passed a short distance southeast of the village site. It is likely that Ma'lul was established on the site of an

The village of Indur was located on the northeastern slopes of Mount al-Dahi, facing north and overlooking the Jezreel Valley (Marj Ibn Amir). It lay a few kilometers from a main road connecting Tiberias and Nazareth, and the British-owned Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) pipeline passed approximately half a kilometer north of the village. The village’s name may have been derived from the ancient Canaanite town of En-dor, mentioned in the Old Testament as the place where Saul con