▁J arr ar ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁Palest in ian ▁cl an ▁that ▁served ▁as ▁rural ▁land l ords ▁and ▁tax - collect ors ▁( mut as all ims ) ▁in ▁the ▁Jen in ▁area ▁during ▁Ott oman ▁rule ▁in ▁Palest ine . ▁During ▁this ▁era , ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁of ▁the ▁rural ▁cl ans ▁in ▁Palest ine ' s ▁central ▁high lands . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁J arr ar ▁cl an ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Mar j ▁I bn ▁Amer ▁( J ez re el ▁Valley ) ▁in ▁the ▁La j j un ▁district ▁from ▁the ▁Bal qa ▁region ▁of ▁Trans j ord an ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 0 . ▁They ▁became ▁an ▁economic ▁power ▁and ▁gained ▁control ▁over ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁San jak ▁Jen in ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁The ▁area ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁gra in , ▁to b acco ▁and ▁cot ton ▁production . ▁It ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁Gal ile e ▁and ▁J ab al ▁N ab lus , ▁linked ▁the ▁coast ▁to ▁the ▁interior ▁and ▁contained ▁the ▁market ▁town ▁of ▁Jen in , ▁which ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁storage ▁for ▁collected ▁tax es ▁from ▁the ▁district . ▁The ▁J arr ars ' ▁political ▁power ▁was ▁pun ctu ated ▁by ▁their ▁pe asant ▁milit ia ▁and ▁their ▁heavily ▁fort ified , ▁hill top ▁throne ▁village ▁of ▁San ur . ▁San ur ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁J arr ar ▁family , ▁that ▁moved ▁there ▁from ▁nearby ▁J aba