Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye (Arabic: باقة الغربية, Hebrew: באקה אל-גרביה, בָּקַה אל-עַ'רְבִּיָּה; lit. Western Baqa) is a predominantly Arab city in the "Triangle" region of Israel near the Green Line. In 2003, Baqa al-Gharbiyye united with the Jatt local council to form Baqa-Jatt, a unification that was dissolved a few years later. The city had a population of 31,397 in 2022.
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
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City (from 1264) | |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Also spelled | Baqa al-Gharbiya (unofficial) |
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Emblem of Baqa al-Gharbiyye | |
Baqa al-Gharbiyye Baqa al-Gharbiyye | |
| Coordinates: 32°25′13″N 35°02′32″E | |
| Grid position | 154/202 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Haifa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raed Daqa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,100 dunams (9.1 km2 or 3.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 31,397 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (8,900/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | The western bouquet (of flowers) or "The western Baka" |
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