Al-Shajara, Jordan Explained

AshShajarah
Native Name:الشجرة (إربد)
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Jordan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Jordan
Coordinates:32.6417°N 35.9417°W
Grid Position:238/227
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Jordan
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Irbid Governorate
Timezone1:UTC + 2

Al-Shajara is a Jordanian town near the Syrian border. The population was 27,902 at the 2015 Census, 14,628 being male and 13,274 being female. The town and it is known for its crops and olives oil.

History

In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named as Sajara, situated in the nahiya (subdistrict) of Bani Juhma, part of the Sanjak of Hawran. It had 53 households and 21 bachelors; all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products; including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and bee-hives, in addition to occasional revenues. The total tax was 10,248 akçe, most of which was for wheat (7,200 akçe). 11/24 of the revenue went to a waqf.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 204