AshShajarah

AL Shajarah is a Jordanian town near the Syrian borders. About 13,000 people live in the town and it is known for its crops and olives oil.
History.
In 1596 it appeared in the Ottoman tax registers named as "Sajara", situated in the "nahiya" (subdistrict) of Bani Juhma, part of the "Sanjak" of Hawran. It had 53 households and 21 bachelors; all Muslim. The villagers paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on agricultural products; including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and bee-hives, in addition to occasional revenues. The total tax was 10,248 akçe, most of which was for wheat (7,200 akçe). 11/24 of the revenue went to a waqf.