3 8 , ▁Edward ▁Robinson ▁noted ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Jur at ▁Mer da ▁district , ▁south ▁of ▁N ab lus . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁the ▁P EF ' s ▁ ▁Survey ▁of ▁Western ▁Palest ine ▁( SW P ) ▁ ▁described ▁it ▁ ▁as ▁" A ▁small ▁village ▁on ▁high ▁ground ". ▁ ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁era ▁In ▁the ▁▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁census ▁of ▁Palest ine , ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁authorities , ▁ ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 6 9 , ▁all ▁Muslim , ▁ ▁increasing ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁census ▁ 8 5 ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁ 1 9 ▁houses . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁statistics ▁ ▁the ▁population ▁was ▁ 1 2 0 , ▁all ▁Muslim s , ▁ ▁with ▁ 3 , 1 1 2 ▁d un ams ▁of ▁land , ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁official ▁land ▁and ▁population ▁survey . ▁Of ▁this , ▁ 1 , 7 5 3 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁c ere als , ▁while ▁ 6 ▁d un ams ▁were ▁built - up ▁land . ▁ ▁Jordan ian ▁era ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab – Is ra eli ▁War , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ements , ▁ ▁Am m uri ya ▁ ▁came ▁ ▁under ▁Jordan ian ▁rule . ▁ ▁The ▁Jordan ian ▁census ▁of ▁ 1 9