Al-Mughraqa
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 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Yousef Abu Hweishel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,260 dunams (3.3 km2 or 1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,075 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
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 5,075 in 2006.[1] 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.[2]
References
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population Archived 2007-06-21 at the Wayback Machine for Gaza Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Roy, Sara. The Gaza Strip: the political economy of de development. Institute for Palestine Studies, 1995. p.19. ISBN 0887282601
