Araqah | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | عرقه |
• Latin | al-Araqa (official) ’Araqa (unofficial) |
Location of Araqah within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°28′16″N 35°12′02″E / 32.47111°N 35.20056°E | |
Palestine grid | 169/208 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 2,667 |
Name meaning | The cliffs[1] |
Araqah (Arabic: عرقه) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate in the Northern area of the West Bank, located 15 kilometers West of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 2,667 inhabitants in 2017.[2]