Faqqua

Faqqu'a
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicفقوعة
Faqqu'a, from the south
Faqqu'a, from the south
Faqqu'a is located in State of Palestine
Faqqu'a
Faqqu'a
Location of Faqqu'a within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°29′26″N 35°24′03″E / 32.49056°N 35.40083°E / 32.49056; 35.40083
Palestine grid187/210
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Area
 • Total7,723 dunams (7.7 km2 or 3.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total4,410[1]
Name meaning"Toadstool"[2]

Faqqu'a (Arabic: فقوعة) is a village on the northern West Bank, known for its cactus fruits, located along the Green Line on the Gilboa ridge. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 3,490 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 4,410 in 2017,[1][3] an exclusively Muslim population. The village belongs to the Jenin Governorate.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 161
  3. ^ Projected Mid-Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics