Al-Mughraqa (Arabic: المغراقة, also known as Abu Middein) is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip, located six kilometers southwest of Gaza City. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Mughraqa had a population of 11,458 in 2017.[2] The town's alternate name, "Abu Middein" derives from the Bedouin Abu Middein tribe that inhabits the area, part of the larger al-Hanajreh tribal confederation.[3]
al-Mughraqa | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | المغراقة |
| • Latin | Abu Middein (official) |
  al-Mughraqa Location of al-Mughraqa within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°28′03.00″N 34°24′35.00″E / 31.4675000°N 34.4097222°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza |
| Control | Israel Defense Forces[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Yousef Abu Hweishel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,260 dunams (3.3 km2 or 1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,458 |
| • Density | 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi) |
References edit
- ^ Hoog, Niels de; Voce, Antonio; Morresi, Elena; Ganguly, Manisha; Kirk, Ashley (2024-01-30). "How war destroyed Gaza's neighbourhoods – visual investigation". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Roy, Sara. The Gaza Strip: the political economy of de development. Institute for Palestine Studies, 1995. p.19. ISBN 0887282601