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'''Buq'ata''' (; ) is a town in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights. It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council. The town has a predominantly Druze population.

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Place details

Locality
بقعاثا
Region
מחוז הצפון
Country
ישראל
Population
6,528

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Buq'ata
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.imagesize
200px
Settlement.image_caption
Buq'ata
Settlement.image_map
Buqata entry road.jpg
Settlement.map_caption
Buq'ata town
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria Golan#Syria#Israel Golan
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
The Golan on the map of Syria; Buq'ata on the map of the Golan.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Golan Heights, internationally recognised as Syrian territory occupied by Israel. See Status of the Golan Heights.
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Israeli District
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Northern District
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Israeli Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Golan Subdistrict
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Syrian Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Quneitra Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Syrian District
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Quneitra District

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'''Buq'ata''' (; ) is a town in southwestern Syria, in the Quneitra Governorate, Golan Heights. It has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is administered by Israel as a local council. The town has a predominantly Druze population.

Buq'ata covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km2) between two mountains in the Golan Heights, Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda. Located 1,070 metres above sea level, it had a population of in .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buq'ata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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