Farkha

In 1517, the village was included in the Ottoman empire with the rest of Palestine, and in the 1596 tax-records it appeared as Farha, located in the Nahiya of Jabal Quba, part of Nablus Sanjak. The population was 17 households, all Muslim. They paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, summer crops, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues and a fixed tax for people of Nablus area; a total of 2,800 akçe.[8] Pottery sherds from the early Ottoman era has also been found here.[4]

In 1838, Furkha was noted as village in the Jurat Merda area, south of Nablus.[9]

In 1870, Victor Guérin on his travels noted Farkha as a "considerable" village, located on a mountain peak.[10]

In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine described Furkhah as: "An ancient village in a very strong position on a steep hill-top. The houses are of stone, and there are three sacred tombs, including Haram en Neby Shit, on the south. The fountain of Ain Yambua, in the valley, gives a supply of fine water, and there are two other springs east of the village. The place is evidently an ancient site. The hills around it are very steep and rocky."[11]

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Farkha had a population of 210 Muslims,[12] increasing in the 1931 census to 304 Muslims in 54 occupied houses.[13]

Tawfiq Canaan mention the custom of Mafazeh at the top of the ascent of Farkah; “a traveller after climbing a high mountain raises a heap of stones, or throw a stone on an existing heap, saying at the same time prayer as a mark of thanks to God that he has overcome a difficulty."[14]

In the 1945 statistics the population was 380 Muslims[15] while the total land area was 5,675 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.[16] Of this, 1,753 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 1,301 for cereals,[17] while 14 dunams were classified as built-up areas.[18]

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

The Jordanian census of 1961 found 564 inhabitants.[19]

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

After the 1995 accords, Israel and Israeli settlements got 80% of the water from the Western Aquifer, leading often to severe shortages of water in Farkha.[20][21]

After 1995, 48% of village land is defined as Area A land, 21.6% is Area B, while the remaining 30.4% is defined as Area C land. As of 2013, the plans for the Segregation Wall would isolate the village from much of its land behind the wall.[22]