Faqqua
Sign in to save'''Faqqu'a''' () is a village on the northern West Bank, known for its cactus fruits, located along the Green Line on the Gilboa ridge. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,490 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 4,410 in 2017, an exclusively Muslim population. The village belongs to the Jenin Governorate.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Faqqu'a
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info
- فقوعة
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type D (Village council)
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Faqqua.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Faqqu'a, from the south
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Faqqu'a within Palestine
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.grid_position
- 187/210
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- فقوعة
- Country
- Palestine
- Located in
- Jenin Governorate
- Population
- +3577
- Area
- +7.723
- Elevation
- +125
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Image
- Faqqua2010.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Ottoman period
- British Mandate period
- Jordanian period
- Post-1967
- Geography
- Social structure
- Economy
- Water
- West Bank barrier
- Infrastructure
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
'''Faqqu'a''' () is a village on the northern West Bank, known for its cactus fruits, located along the Green Line on the Gilboa ridge. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,490 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 4,410 in 2017, an exclusively Muslim population. The village belongs to the Jenin Governorate.
==History== Faqqu'a is not mentioned in 16th century records, but it is probably a relatively old village. Some of its residents have their origins in Jerusalem and others in Hebron.