Burqa, Nablus

For other with similar names, see Burka.

Burqa
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	بُرقه
• Also spelled	Burqa (official)
Burqa Location of Burqa within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°18′07.96″N 35°11′35.20″E / 32.3022111°N 35.1931111°E / 32.3022111; 35.1931111Coordinates: 32°18′07.96″N 35°11′35.20″E / 32.3022111°N 35.1931111°E / 32.3022111; 35.1931111
Governorate	Nablus
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Head of Municipality	Mohammed Issam Abu Issa
Population (2006)
• Jurisdiction	4,030

Burqa (Arabic: بُرقه‎‎) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located 18 kilometers northwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 4,030 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.^[1]

References

↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

Bibliography

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External links

Welcome to Burqa
Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons
Burqa village profile, ARIJ
To Burqa (aerial photo), ARIJ

Nablus Governorate

Cities	Nablus (Balata al-Balad • Juneid • Rafidia)

Municipalities	Aqraba (Yanun) Asira al-Shamaliya Beita Beit Furik Huwara Jamma'in Qabalan Sebastia (Nisf Jubeil)

Villages	al-Aqrabaniya Asira al-Qibliya Awarta Azmut al-Badhan Beit Dajan Beit Hasan Beit Iba Beit Imrin Beit Wazan Bizzariya Burin Burqa Deir al-Hatab Deir Sharaf Duma Einabus Ein Shibli Furush Beit Dajan Ijnisinya Iraq Burin Jurish Kafr Qallil al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya (Ammuriya) Madama Majdal Bani Fadil an-Naqura an-Naseriya Odala Osarin Qaryut (Jalud) Qusin Qusra Rujeib Salim Sarra as-Sawiya Talfit Talluza Tell Urif Yasid Yatma Zawata Zeita Jamma'in

Refugee camps	Askar Balata Ein Beit al-Ma'

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