Jarrar family
Palestinian large family routed in Palestine since 16th century
Jarrar (Arabic: جرار) is a large Palestinian family routed in Palestine since 16th century in the Jenin area during Ottoman rule in Palestine. During this era, they were the most powerful of the rural families in Palestine's central highlands. Jarrar family participated actively in defending Akka (Acre) against Napoleon's invasion in 1799.
History
The Jarrar family migrated to Marj Ibn Amer (Jezreel Valley) in the Lajjun district from the Balqa region in 1670. They became an economic power and gained control over what would become Sanjak Jenin in the early 19th century. The area was known for its grain, tobacco and cotton production. It also marked the border between Galilee and Jabal Nablus, linked the coast to the interior and contained the market town of Jenin. The Jarrars' political power was punctuated by their peasant militia and their heavily fortified, hilltop throne village of Sanur. Sanur was built by a branch of the Jarrar family, that moved there from nearby Jaba', which was another fortified village of the Jarrars.
In the 18th century, the Jarrar family was at the forefront of various conflicts between the governors of Acre and the rural clans and urban notables of Jabal Nablus.
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