ites ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sources , ▁saying ▁that ▁the ▁village ' s ▁name ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁women folk ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁bare ▁only ▁male ▁children ▁( h ence : ▁d ikh ra ▁= ▁male ). ▁According ▁to ▁one ▁account , ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁K ef ar ▁D h ik rin ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁These ▁sources ▁mostly ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁and ▁ 4 th ▁centuries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁mentioned ▁by ▁T uch er ▁of ▁N urn berg , ▁who ▁travel led ▁from ▁Beth le hem ▁to ▁Gaz a ▁and ▁lod ged ▁at ▁Z ik rin . ▁He ▁noted ▁c is tern s ▁here . ▁ ▁Ott oman ▁era ▁In ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁Z ik rin ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁nah i ya ▁( sub d istrict ) ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁under ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁San jak , ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁Muslim ▁households , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 2 2 0 ▁persons . ▁They ▁ ▁paid ▁a ▁fixed ▁tax ▁rate ▁of ▁ 2 5 % ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁products , ▁including ▁whe at , ▁bar ley , ▁ses ame ▁and ▁f ruits , ▁and ▁on ▁v ine y ards ; ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁ ▁ak ç e . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁Edward ▁Robinson ▁described