▁D h ik rin ▁as ▁a ▁" large " ▁Muslim ▁village , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁district . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁Victor ▁Gu ér in ▁visited , ▁and ▁found ▁here ▁a ▁village ▁with ▁about ▁ 6 0 0 ▁inhabitants . ▁On ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁there ▁were ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 4 0 ▁c is tern s . ▁Gu ér in ▁tou red ▁the ▁village ▁with ▁the ▁village ▁She ikh , ▁whom ▁he ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" t all , ▁young ▁and ▁intellig ent " ▁man , ▁whose ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁She ikh ▁of ▁Bay t ▁J ibr in , ▁and ▁whose ▁un cles ▁were ▁the ▁same ▁in ▁Tell ▁es - S af i ▁and ▁' A j j ur . ▁Soc in ▁found ▁from ▁an ▁Ott oman ▁village ▁list ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁that ▁Z ik rin ▁had ▁ 3 8 ▁houses ▁and ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 0 1 , ▁though ▁the ▁population ▁count ▁included ▁men , ▁only . ▁Hart mann ▁found ▁that ▁Z ik rin ▁had ▁ 6 0 ▁houses . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁P EF ' s ▁Survey ▁of ▁Western ▁Palest ine ▁described ▁Z ik rin ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁stone ▁village ▁with ▁gard ens ▁and ▁" numer ous " ▁water ▁well s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁ ▁D ik rin ▁ ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁about ▁ 6 0 9 ▁persons . ▁ ▁British ▁Mand ate