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Ein Naqquba

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Ein Naqquba
עֵין נַקוּבָּא‎
عين نقوبا
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Ein Naqquba is located in Jerusalem
Ein Naqquba
Ein Naqquba
Coordinates: 31°47′36.06″N 35°7′6.2″E / 31.7933500°N 35.118389°E / 31.7933500; 35.118389Coordinates: 31°47′36.06″N 35°7′6.2″E / 31.7933500°N 35.118389°E / 31.7933500; 35.118389
CountryIsrael
DistrictJerusalem
CouncilMateh Yehuda
Founded1962
Founded byFormer residents of Bayt Naqquba
Population
 (2019)[1]
3,505

Ein Naqquba (Arabic: عين نقوبا‎, Hebrew: עֵין נַקוּבָּא‎) is an Arab village in central Israel. Located west of Jerusalem, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 3,505.[1].[1]

History

The historical village lands of Beit Naqquba as shown in this 1940s Survey of Palestine map; the village was depopulated in 1948 (its inhabitants returning to create Ein Naqquba in 1962) and was replaced by the moshav of Beit Nekofa.

The village was established in 1962 by refugees from the village of Bayt Naqquba, which had been depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and whose lands had become Beit Nekofa. It was part of Ein Rafa until 1976, when it was recognised as a separate village.

References

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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