▁ ▁a ▁few ▁families . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁Victor ▁Gu ér in ▁ ▁saw ▁here ▁a ▁ru ined ▁building , ▁meas uring ▁ 1 8 ▁times ▁ 1 2 ▁p aces . ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Ex pl oration ▁Fund ' s ▁Survey ▁of ▁Western ▁Palest ine ▁( 1 8 8 2 ), ▁ ▁Ne in ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁village ▁made ▁of ▁stone ▁and ▁ad obe , ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁mos que , ▁named ▁M uk am ▁Sid na ▁A isa , ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁era ▁In ▁the ▁▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁census ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁authorities , ▁N ain ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 5 7 , ▁all ▁Muslim s , ▁increasing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁census ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 , ▁still ▁all ▁Muslim , ▁in ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁ ▁houses . ▁ ▁In ▁ ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁statistics ▁ ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 2 7 0 , ▁all ▁Muslim s , ▁ ▁while ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁was ▁ 4 , 6 8 7 ▁d un ams , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁land ▁and ▁population ▁survey . ▁Of ▁this , ▁ 8 7 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁for ▁plant ations ▁and ▁ir rig able ▁land , ▁ 3 , 6 0 2 ▁ ▁for ▁c ere als , ▁while ▁ 3 1 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁built -