Mirka

Mirka is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 12 km Southwest of the city of in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,555 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,203 by 2017.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,200 residents
  • Description: Palestinian village in the West Bank
  • Also known as: “Mirka, Jenin” and “Mirkah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tell Dothan.

Ruins
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Dothan is a location mentioned twice in the Hebrew Bible. It has been identified with , also known as Tell al-Hafireh, located adjacent to the Palestinian town of , and ten kilometers southwest of in the , near Dotan Junction of Route 60.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zawiya and Bir al-Basha.

Village
Az-Zawiya is a Palestinian village in the in the northern , located south of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, the village had a population of 770 in 2007 and 1,006 by 2017.

Village
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is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 15 km southwest of the city of in the northern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,307 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 1,725 by 2017. is situated 3 km north of Mirka.

Town
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Arraba, also Arrabah, Arrabeh or Arrabet Jenin, is a Palestinian town in the northern located 12 kilometers southwest of and has an elevation of 350 meters above sea level. is situated 3½ km west of Mirka.

Mirka

Latitude
32.3967° or 32° 23′ 48″ north
Longitude
35.23873° or 35° 14′ 19″ east
Population
2,200
Elevation
369 metres (1,211 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q96WQ+MF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432544917
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282746
Wiki­data ID
Q6873626
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Mirka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مركة”
  • Catalan: “Mirka”
  • Cebuano: “Mirkah”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مركه”
  • French: “Mirka”
  • Hebrew: “מארקה”
  • Hebrew: “מירכה”
  • Hebrew: “מרכה”
  • Hebrew: “מרקה”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mirka”
  • Persian: “مرکه (فلسطین)”
  • Persian: “مرکه”
  • Polish: “Mirka”

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