Middle East
Israel
Southern District

Mavki’im

Mavki'im is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 515.
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  • Type: Village with 484 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as: “Barbara”, “Barbarah”, “Barbarit”, “Maveqi‘im”, and “Mavkiim”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ni`ilya and Beit Jirja.

Ruins
Ni'ilya was a Palestinian village in the Gaza Subdistrict. It was depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on November 4, 1948, under Operation Yo'av.

Ruins
Bayt Jirja or Beit Jerja was a Palestinian Arab village 15.5 km Northeast of . In 1931 the village consisted of 115 houses. It was overrun by forces during operation Yo'av in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. is situated 2½ km south of Mavki’im.

Cemetery
Photo: YoavR, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ge’a and Bat Hadar.

Village
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Ge'a is a moshav in southern . Located three kilometres south-east of near and Talmei Yafeh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 792. is situated 2½ km east of Mavki’im.

Village
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is a community settlement in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 661. is situated 3 km northeast of Mavki’im.

Village
is a moshav in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 880. is situated 3½ km northeast of Mavki’im.

Mavki’im

Latitude
31.62216° or 31° 37′ 20″ north
Longitude
34.57712° or 34° 34′ 38″ east
Population
484
Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)
Open location code
8G3PJHCG+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278473375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294308
Wiki­data ID
Q2777930
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Mavki’im” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مفكيعيم”
  • Czech: “Mavki’im”
  • Czech: “Mavkiim”
  • Czech: “Mavqi’im”
  • Czech: “Mavqiim”
  • French: “Mavki’im”
  • Hebrew: “Mavqi‘im”
  • Hebrew: “מבקיעים”
  • Irish: “Mavki’im”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mavki’im”
  • Polish: “Mavqi’im”
  • Polish: “Mawki’im”
  • Turkish: “Mavki’im”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mavki’im”. Photo: Ditiha, CC BY-SA 4.0.