Faqqua

'''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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Place details

Locality: بيت قاد
Region: West Bank
Country: الأراضي الفلسطينية
Population: 3,426

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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: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jenin
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: Village council
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Wikidata facts

Official name: فقوعة
Population: 3577
Area: 7.723
Elevation: 125
Image: Faqqua2010.jpg

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Commons category: Faqqua
PCBS locality code: 10060

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Contents

History
Ottoman period
British Mandate period
Jordanian period
Post-1967
Geography
Social structure
Economy
Water
West Bank barrier
Infrastructure
References
Bibliography
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==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.