Kafr Bara

Kafr Barra (; ) is an Arab locality in Israel in situated in its Central District. The small village, located near the Green Line, is often considered a part of the Arabs' Little Triangle along with the cities of Kafr Qasim and Jaljulia. In its population was .

History Pottery and glass dating from the Roman period (second century CE) and early Byzantine period (fourth century and beginning of fifth century CE), have been found in a burial cave at Kafr Barra.Masarwa, 2008, Kafr Bara Final Report Various agricultural installations, including a winepress, dating from Byzantine era has also been excavated.Eshed, 2017, Kafr Bara Final Report Archaeological excavations have revealed remains, apparently from a rural settlement from the Byzantine and Early Islamic periods (sixth–ninth centuries CE).Abu Fana, 2010, Kafr Bara Final Report

Ottoman Empire In 1517, the village was included in the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine, and in the 1596 tax-records it appeared located in the Nahiya of Jabal Qubal, part of Nablus Sanjak. It had a population of 20 Muslim households, who paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, and goats and/or beehives; a total of 2,920 akçe. 5/6 of the revenue went to a Waqf.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 131

British Mandate At the 1931 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate Kafr Barra had 95 inhabitants, all Muslims, in a total of 19 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 59

In the 1945 statistics the population of Kafr Barra was 150, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 21 who owned 3,959 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 75 Of this, 10 dunams were for citrus and bananas, 12 were plantations and irrigable land, 1,841 used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 126 while 14 dunams were built-up (urban) land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 176

Israel Since 1948, Kafr Barra has been part of the newly founded State of Israel.

Kafr Barra had a population of 3,274 in the 2014 census.

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