al-Bashatiwa (البشاتوة)

Place

Museum of the Palestinian People (MPP)

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Place Description

A historic Palestinian locality in the Baysan Valley, associated with the al-Bashatiwa tribal lands and the locality of al-Mazar, in the low-lying landscape west of the Jordan River where fertile soils and abundant water supported settlement and cultivation. Its agricultural landscape included grain, vegetables, fruit, and irrigated crops, alongside grazing and livestock raising, with the Mandate agricultural statistics recording the Bashatiwa/Mazar lands as part of the highly cultivated Baysan Valley.