Zir'in was a
Palestinian Arab village of over 1,400 in the
Jezreel Valley, located north of
Jenin. Identified as the ancient town of
Yizre'el (Jezreel), it was known as Zir'in during Islamic rule, and was near the site of the
Battle of Ain Jalut, in which the
Mamluks halted
Mongol expansion southward. Under the Ottomans, it was a small village, expanding during the British Mandate in the early 20th century. After its capture by
Israel in 1948, Zir'in was destroyed.