Burham, Ramallah

Burham is located 9.8 km north of Ramallah. It is bordered by 'Atara and Bir Zeit to the east, Umm Safa and Jibiya to the north, Kobar to the west, and Bir Zeit and Kobar to the south.[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Burham_vp_en.pdf Burham village profile], ARIJ, p. 4

Sherds from the Roman, Byzantine and Mamluk eras have been found here.Finkelstein and Lederman, 1997, p. 408

Sherds from the early Ottoman era have also been found. Under the name of Dayr Burhan it was listed in the 1538-1539 census.Toledano, 1984, pp. 280, 292, gives the location as 31°59′25″N 35°10′05″E

In 1838 it was noted as a Muslim village in the Bani Zeid administrative region.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/125/mode/1up 125]

In 1863 Victor Guérin noted that it was divided into three parts. He further noted "an ancient rock-cut tomb consisting of a

rough sepulchral chamber containing only one koka, and preceded by a vestibule. Here and there are old foundations built of badly quarried stones. There are also remains, probably of an ancient church."Guérin, 1869, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr06gugoog#page/n52/mode/1up 39], as given in Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, pp. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/330/mode/1up 330]-331

An official Ottoman village list of about 1870 showed that it had a total of 14 houses and a population of 69, though the population count included men, only.Socin, 1879, p. [https://archive.org/stream/zeitschriftdesde01deut#page/145/mode/1up 145]. Also noted it to be in the Bani Zeid regionHartmann, 1883, p. [https://archive.org/stream/bub_gb_BZobAQAAIAAJ#page/n914/mode/1up 106] also noted 14 houses

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP) described Khurbet Burheim as: "A few houses on high ground."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/290/mode/1up 290] They further noted that it was "A ruined village, with caves. It is still inhabited by a few peasants."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/330/mode/1up 330]

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Burham had a population of 74 Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n18/mode/1up 16] increasing at the time of the 1931 census to 122, still all Muslim, in 26 houses.Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 48]

In the 1945 statistics, the population was 150 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://cs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p26.jpg 26] while the total land area was 1,589 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Ramallah/Page-064.jpg 64] Of this, 191 were for plantations and irrigable land, 787 for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Ramallah/Page-111.jpg 111] while 6 dunams were classified as built-up areas.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Ramallah/Page-161.jpg 161]

In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Burham came under Jordanian rule.

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 167 inhabitants.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/JordanCensusPages/JordanCensus1961-p24.pdf 24]

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Burham has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 98% of village land is defined as Area B land, while the remaining 2% is defined as Area C.[http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Burham_vp_en.pdf Burham village profile], ARIJ, p. 15

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Burham had a population of 565 in mid-year 2006.[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. In the 2007 census by the PCBS, there were 616 people living in the town.[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf 2007 PCBS Census] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210081942/http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf |date=December 10, 2010 }} Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.112. By 2017, there were 583 residents.

• Naseer Aruri

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• [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Burham_926/index.html Welcome to Burham]
• Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8376 IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.14.jpg Wikimedia commons]
• [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/factsheet/Burham%20_vp_eng.pdf Burham village (fact sheet)], Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ)
• [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/vprofile/Burham_vp_en.pdf Burham village profile], ARIJ
• [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/images/english/Burham_ap_en.jpg Burham, aerial photo], ARIJ
• [http://vprofile.arij.org/ramallah/pdfs/needsfordevelopment/Burham_vp_en.pdf Locality Development Priorities and Needs in Burham Village], ARIJ
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20101201072847/http://imeu.net/news/article007935.shtml Untold stories: Said Arouri], IMEU

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