Baqa al-Gharbiyye

Baqa al-Gharbiyye
  • בָּקַה אל-גרְבִּיָּה
  • باقة الغربية
City (from 1264)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • Also spelledBaqa al-Gharbiya (unofficial)
Official logo of Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is located in Haifa region of Israel
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is located in Israel
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Baqa al-Gharbiyye
Coordinates: 32°25′13″N 35°02′32″E / 32.42028°N 35.04222°E / 32.42028; 35.04222
Grid position154/202 PAL
Country Israel
District Haifa
Government
 • MayorRaed Daqa
Area
 • Total9,100 dunams (9.1 km2 or 3.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total31,397
 • Density3,500/km2 (8,900/sq mi)
Name meaningThe western bouquet (of flowers) or "The western Baka"[2]

Baqa al-Gharbiyye (Arabic: باقة الغربية, Hebrew: באקה אל-גרביה, בָּקַה אל-עַ'רְבִּיָּה; lit. Western Baqa) is a predominantly Arab city in the "Triangle" region of Israel near the Green Line. In 2003, Baqa al-Gharbiyye united with the Jatt local council to form Baqa-Jatt, a unification that was dissolved a few years later. The city had a population of 31,397 in 2022.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 179