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Al-Bikai'a
Sign in to save'''Al-Bikai'a also spelled al-Buqei'a () is a Palestinian village cluster in the Tubas Governorate of the State of Palestine, that includes the three hamlets of Khirbet al-'Atuf, al-Hadidiyah,''' and Khirbet Humsa al-Fawqa. The area spans 29,250 dunams, most of which is covered by Khirbet al-'Atuf. It is situated on a flat plain surrounded by mountains and with an altitude of 50 meters above sea level. The total population of al-Bikai'a was 227 in 1997 and 1,850 in 2005. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Hadidya had a population of 183 inhabitants.
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- Locality
- מועצה אזורית ערבות הירדן
- Region
- יהודה ושומרון
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 168
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- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- البقيعة
- Country
- Palestine
- Located in
- Tubas Governorate
- Elevation
- 50
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
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- postal code
- 536
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{{Infobox settlement | name = al-Bikai'a | translit_lang1 = Arabic | translit_lang1_type = Arabic | translit_lang1_info = البقيعة | translit_lang1_type1 = Latin | translit_lang1_info1 = al-Buqei'a (official) | type = Village Cluster | image_skyline = File:ربيع 02.jpg | image_caption = Al-Bikai'a | pushpin_map = Palestine | pushpin_map_caption = Location of al-Bikai'a within Palestine | image_map = | map_caption = | coordinates = | grid_name = Palestine grid | grid_position = | subdivision_type = State | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Governorate | subdivision_name1 = Tubas | established_title = Founded | established_date = 1500 BCE | government_footnotes = <!-- for references: use According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Hadidya had a population of 183 inhabitants.
The Abu Bakr as-Sadiq Mosque is the only mosque in al-Bikai'a and is located in Khirbet al-'Atuf. There is one school, and one kindergarten. Most residents go to nearby Tammun for education. About 72.3% of the inhabitants are literate with women comprising nearly two-thirds of the literate population. Agriculture constitutes 95% of the labor force while the remaining 5% work in Israeli construction.
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