At that time it had an all Muslim population of 42 households and 31 bachelors, who paid taxes on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and/or beehives.
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In 1879 fighting flared up between the townspeople and the Druze after the Muslim inhabitants of several nearby villages fled to Busra al-Harir as a result of fighting between the al-Atrash family, a leading Druze clan, and the local Bedouin.
Plans are in place for an 80-90MW wind plant in Fujeij, near Wadi Musa, and wind turbine stations at Al Harir, Maan and Wadi Araba to produce 300-400MW of electricity.