Christian families from Erbil found refuge and settled in Jazirat Ibn ʿUmar in 1566. In the mid-17th century, Evliya Çelebi visited Jazirat Ibn ʿUmar en route from Mosul to Hisn Kayfa, and noted the city possessed four muftis and a "naqib al-ashraf", and its "qadis" (judges) received a daily salary of 300 "akçes". In the late 17th century, Jazirat Ibn ʿUmar is mentioned by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier in "Les Six Voyages de J. B. Tavernier" as a location on the route to Tabriz.