Yabrud () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank. It is located approximately 13 km northeast of the city of Ramallah and its elevation is 790 m. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, the town had a population of 575.

Location Yabrud is located 8.7 km northeast of Ramallah. It is bordered by Silwad to the east and north, 'Ein Siniya village to the west, and Silwad and 'Ein Yabrud territories to the south.Yabrud village profile, ARIJ, p. 4

History Potsherds from the Iron Age IIFinkelstein et al, 1997, pp. 565–566 and the Byzantine eras have been found here.Dauphin, 1998, p. 829 A burial cave dating back to the Herodian period was also discovered here. Additionally, remnants from the Byzantine period have been integrated into a local wely.Stewart Macalister, 1907, pp. 236–237

Yaqut (1179–1229) noted about Ein Yabrud and Yabrud: "A village lying north of Jerusalem, on the road from the Holy City to Nabulus, between which and Yabrud is Kafar Natha. It possesses orchards and vineyards, and olives and Sumach trees."le Strange, 1890, p. 550

Potsherds from the Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk era have also been found here.

Ottoman era Yabrud was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the nahiya of Al-Quds in the liwa of Al-Quds. It had a population of 28 household; who were all Muslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33.3% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees, vineyards/fruit trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 3,500 akçe.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 115 Potsherds from the Ottoman era have also been found here.

In 1838, Yebrud was noted as Muslim village in the Beni Murrah district, north of Jerusalem.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 3, p. 79Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol. 3, 2nd Appendix, p. 125

In 1870, Victor Guérin described Yabroud as being located on a hill, with five hundred inhabitants, and whose plantations, vineyards and figs were very well maintained.Guérin, 1875, p. 37 An Ottoman village list from about the same year, 1870, found that Jabrud had a population of 127, in 36 houses, though the population count included men, only.Socin, 1879, p. 155 It was also noted to be in the Beni Murra districtHartmann, 1883, p. 115, noted 38 houses

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Yebrud as: "a village of small size a hill, with a well and extensive fig gardens or terraces to the east, and olives to the west. The roads are here walled in."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 292

In 1896 the population of Jabrud was estimated to be about 276 persons.Schick, 1896, p. 121

British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine, conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Yabrud had a population of 199 Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table VII, Sub-district of Ramallah, p. 17 increasing in the 1931 census to 254 Muslims, in 60 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 51

In the 1945 statistics Yabrud had a population of 300 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 26 while the total land area was 2,431 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 65 Of this, 1,290 were used for plantations and irrigable land, 350 for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 113 while 26 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) areas.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 163

Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Yabrud came under Jordanian rule.

In 1961, the population of Yabrud was 349.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 24

1967-present Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Yabrud has been under Israeli occupation.

After the 1995 accords, 79.4% of village land was classified as Area B, the remaining 20.6% as Area C.Yabrud village profile, ARIJ, p. 16

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External links Official website - archived (Arabic) Welcome to Yabrud Yabrud, Welcome to Palestine Survey of Western Palestine, Map 14: IAA, Wikimedia commons (Arabic) Yabrud village (fact sheet), Applied Research Institute–Jerusalem (ARIJ) Yabrud village profile, ARIJ Yabrud aerial photo, ARIJ Locality Development Priorities and Needs in Yabrud Village, ARIJ