This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Kafr Ein (Arabic: كفر عين) is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the central West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Kafr Ein had a population of 1,958 inhabitants in 2017.
It is believed that there is an ancient site at the top of a local mountain known as Haraek, which contains a church and a mosque.
According to local legend, the site was destroyed during the Crusades and the single villager who survived its destruction came down to found Kafr Ein.
It produced 52 qintars of olive oil annually, exporting it to Jerusalem or Nablus mainly for traditional soap-making.
[8][9][10] In 1838, it was noted under the name of Kefr Iyan as a Muslim village in the District of Beni Zaid, north of Jerusalem.
[20] Of this, 4,928 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 724 for cereals,[21] while 19 dunams were classified as built-up areas.