Bir al-Maksur

Bir al-Maksur בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר‎ بئر المكسور
Local council (from 1990)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• ISO 259	Bir ˀel-Makksur (Jara'zia)
• Also spelled	Bir el-Maksur (official) Beer al-Maksura (unofficial)
Bir al-Maksur, 2010
Bir al-Maksur
Coordinates: 32°46′38″N 35°13′15″E / 32.77722°N 35.22083°E / 32.77722; 35.22083
Grid position	170/242 PAL
District	Northern
Founded	1950s
Government
• Head of Municipality	Hasan Gadeer
Area
• Total	4,554 dunams (4.554 km2 or 1.758 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	10,175
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Name meaning	The Broken Well

Bir al-Maksur or Beer el-Maksura (Arabic: بئر المكسور; Hebrew: בִּיר אל-מַכְּסוּר) is an Arab Bedouin^[2] local council in the Northern District of Israel located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north-west of Nazareth. In 2022 its population was 10,175.^[1] The villagers belong to the Arab el-Hujeirat Bedouin tribe, settled there in the 1950s.^{[citation needed]}