Al-Mughraqa

al-Mughraqa
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالمغراقة
 • LatinAbu Middein (official)
al-Mughraqa is located in State of Palestine
al-Mughraqa
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 / 31.4675000; 34.4097222
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateGaza
Control[[Hamas ]][1]
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityYousef Abu Hweishel
Area
 • Total3,260 dunams (3.3 km2 or 1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[2]
 • Total11,458
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,000/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 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Roy, Sara. The Gaza Strip: the political economy of de development. Institute for Palestine Studies, 1995. p.19. ISBN 0887282601