arab chronicler mujir ad-din reported that he passed through 'ajjur on his way from gaza to jerusalem in the early sixteenth century, when the village was a part of the ottoman empire. by 1596, 'ajjur was a part of the "nahiya" ("subdistrict") of gaza, part of sanjak gaza, with 35 muslim households; an estimated 193 persons. it paid a find tax rate of 33,3 % on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, fruit, vineyards, beehives, and goats; a total of 5,500 akçe