Umm ‘Ajra

The village was situated on a flat area of land that gently sloped eastward. It overlooked a large portion of the Jordan Valley from all directions except the west. A secondary road connected it to the main road leading to Baysan (Beit She’an), and other similar roads, including dirt roads, linked it to neighboring villages.

The dwellings of Umm ‘Ajra were a mix of houses and tents, most of which were clustered in the western part of the village and around its springs. Some houses were scattered across agricultural lands located to the east of the village’s main site. The inhabitants were all Muslims. The town of Baysan served as their administrative and commercial hub, providing various services and functioning as the primary marketplace for the village’s agricultural products.

In the 1944–1945 statistics, a total of 2,688 dunums of village land was devoted to cereal production.

Several hills were located within Umm ‘Ajra’s lands, including Tall al-Shaykh al-Samad (198207), a double hill; Khirbat Haj Makka (199207); and Khirbat Sursuq (199209).

The Village Today

The site and its lands have been converted into cultivated fields. Remnants of palm trees can still be seen scattered throughout the northern part of the site.

Zionist Settlements on Village Lands

Shafa (201205), a farm established in the 1950s, was built on the lands of the village.

Additionally, three nearby settlements were established in the vicinity of the village, though not directly on its land:

Avuqa, established in 1941, is located to the north.

Kibbutz Ein HaNatziv (197208), founded in 1946, lies to the west of the village site.

Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin (202207), established in 1938, is situated to the east of the site.