Araqah | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عرقه |
| • Latin | al-Araqa (official) ’Araqa (unofficial) |
 Araqah as seen from the Shahak Industrial Park | |
  Araqah 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]
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 144
- ^ Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (February 2018). "Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). p. 64. Retrieved May 19, 2023.