Burham, Ramallah

Burham is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate located twelve kilometers north of Ramallah. The largest nearby town is Bir Zeit located to the southeast. The average elevation of Burham is 680 meters above sea level. The village was established during the Byzantine Empire rule over Palestine.HistorySherds from the Roman, Byzantine and Mamluk eras have been found here.Ottoman eraSherds from the early Ottoman era have also been found. Under the name of Dayr Burhan it was listed in the 1538-1539 census.In 1838 it was noted as a Muslim village in the Bani Zeid administrative region.In 1863 Victor Guérin noted that it was divided into three parts. He further noted "an ancient rock-cut tomb consisting of a rough sepulchral chamber containing only one koka, and preceded by a vestibule. Here and there are old foundations built of badly quarried stones. There are also remains, probably of an ancient church."An official Ottoman village list of about 1870 showed that it had a total of 14 houses and a population of 69, though the population count included men, only.