al-Mughraqa | |
Translit Lang1: | Arabic |
Translit Lang1 Type: | Arabic |
Translit Lang1 Info: | Arabic: المغراقة |
Translit Lang1 Type1: | Latin |
Translit Lang1 Info1: | Abu Middein (official) |
Type: | Municipality type C |
Pushpin Map: | Palestine |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of al-Mughraqa within Palestine |
Coordinates: | 31.4675°N 34.4097°W |
Grid Name: | Palestine grid |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Name: | State of Palestine |
Subdivision Type1: | Governorate |
Subdivision Name1: | Gaza |
Established Title: | Founded |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Leader Title: | Head of Municipality |
Leader Name: | Yousef Abu Hweishel |
Unit Pref: | dunam |
Area Total Km2: | 3.3 |
Area Total Dunam: | 3260 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 11458 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Subdivision Name2: | Hamas[2] |
Subdivision Type2: | Control |
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. 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]