Sajur

For the river of this name, see Sajur River.

Sajur
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Hebrew	סָג'וּר, סאג'ור
• ISO 259	Saǧur
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	ساجور
Sajur
Coordinates: 32°55′53.94″N 35°19′10.51″E
District	North
Government
• Type	Local council
Area
• Total	3,296 dunams (3.296 km2 or 1.273 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	3,600

Sajur (Hebrew: סָג'וּר‎‎; Arabic: ساجور‎) is a Druze town (local council) in the Galilee region of northern Israel, with an area of 3,000 dunams (3 km²). It achieved recognition as an independent local council in 1992. In 2006, the population was 3,600, with an annual growth rate of 2%.

Demography

According to Israel Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a low ranking (3 out of 10) on the country's socioeconomic index (December 2001). The average salary that year was NIS 3,531 per month, whereas the national average was NIS 6,835.

Archaeology

A salvage dig in January 2002 on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority excavated a tomb with 13 loculi that dated to the Roman–Byzantine periods, a tomb with eight or nine loculi dating to the end of the second century CE and a small tomb with a single room dating to the first–second centuries CE. The presence of many finds at the bottom of the stratigraphic sequence is evidence of Iron Age occupation at Sajur.

Landmarks

The tomb of Ishmael ben Elisha ha-Kohen and Simeon Shezuri are located in Sajur.

Bibliography

• Palmer, E. H. (1881): The survey of Western Palestine: Arabic and English name lists collected during the survey by Lieutenants Conder and Kitchener, R. E. Transliterated and explained by E.H. Palmer. ( p.93 )