Al-Mughraqa

al-Mughraqa
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic المغراقة
  Also spelled Abu Middein (official)
al-Mughraqa

Location of al-Mughraqa within the Palestinian Territories

Coordinates: 31°28′03.00″N 34°24′35.00″E / 31.4675000°N 34.4097222°E / 31.4675000; 34.4097222Coordinates: 31°28′03.00″N 34°24′35.00″E / 31.4675000°N 34.4097222°E / 31.4675000; 34.4097222
Governorate Gaza
Government
  Type Municipality
  Head of Municipality Yousef Abu Hweishel
Area
  Jurisdiction 3,260 dunams (3.3 km2 or 1.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Jurisdiction 5,075

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 5,075 in 2006.[1] 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.[2]

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