Bruqin

Bruqin () is a Palestinian town 13 kilometers west of Salfit in the Salfit Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Brukhin, which was built over lands confiscated from the Palestinian town. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Bruqin had a population of 4,047 in 2017. The town used to be on a camel-trading route. There is evidence of Roman rule in the city due to the presence of three ancient pools and a tomb.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Bruqin
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: إبروقين
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Buruqin (official)Ibruqin (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type D (Village council)
Settlement.image_skyline: Bruqin80.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Bruqin within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 159/164
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Salfit
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: Village council
Settlement.leader_title: Head of Municipality

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Wikidata facts

Official name: بروقين
Population: 4047
Area: 12568
Elevation: 406
Image: Bruqin80.jpg

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postal code: 398
Commons category: Bruqin

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Contents

Location
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
Post-1967
Occupation of village lands
Economy
Government
Demography
References
Bibliography
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==Location== Bruqin is located west of Salfit. It is bordered by Salfit and Farkha to the east, Qarawat Bani Zaid, Kafr 'Ein and Bani Zeid to the south, Kafr ad Dik to the west, and Haris and Sarta to the north.