al-Fatur (الفاتور)

Place Name

al-Fatur (الفاتور)

Place Description

A historic Palestinian village in the Baysan Valley, situated on a level plain that sloped gradually westward and overlooked the Jordan Valley to the east, with the tells of Shaykh al-Fatur and Shaykh Radgha bordering its northern and southern sides and the Baysan–Jericho highway passing nearby. Its agricultural landscape was dominated by grain and vegetables, with 709 dunums devoted to cereals in 1944/45 and the village's perennial crops cultivated across the level plain.

Also Known As

الفاتور

Place Type

Village

Map Coordinates

Latitude

32.39676

Longitude

35.525703

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

POM_ID:194

Updated By

Wafa Ghnaim