At the time of the 1922 census of Palestine, Atara had a population of 407 Muslims,[REF] increasing in the 1931 census to 559 Muslims in 133 occupied houses [REF].
In 1945 the population was 690 in 'Atara,[REF] all Muslims,[REF] while the total land area was 9,545 dunams, according to an official land and population survey [REF].