Peki’in

Peki'in, or Buqei'a, is a Druze–Arab town with local council status in 's . It is located eight kilometres east of in the Upper Galilee.
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  • Village with 5,890 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 565 metres (1,854 feet)
  • Description: human settlement in Israel
  • Also known as
    “Al Buqei‘a”
    “Beqe‘ah”
    “Buqay‘ah”
    “El Bukeiah”
    “El Buqei‘a”
    “Peqi‘in”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Zinati house and 814 Har Zevul.
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is a museum.
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is a peak, which is situated 4 km north of Peki’in.
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is situated 4 km southeast of Peki’in.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Galilee and Peki’in HaHadasha.
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The is a geographical region located in northern and .
Peki'in HaHadasha is a moshav in northern .
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is a community settlement in northern .

Peki’in

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Latitude
32.97724° or 32° 58′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.33399° or 35° 20′ 2″ east
Open location code
8G4QX8GM+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477460
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295379
Wiki­data ID
Q2915001

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Peki’in” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “البقيعة”
  • Arabic: “البقيعة‎”
  • Arabic: “البقيعه”
  • Arabic: “بقيعة”
  • Cebuano: “Buqei‘a”
  • Czech: “Peki’in”
  • Czech: “Pekiin”
  • Dutch: “Buqei‘a”
  • Dutch: “Peki’in”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “البقيعه”
  • Finnish: “Peki’in”
  • French: “Pekiin”
  • German: “Buqei‘a”
  • German: “Pek’in”
  • Hebrew: “Bukei’a”
  • Hebrew: “Buqei‘a”
  • Hebrew: “אל-בוקיעה”
  • Hebrew: “בקיעה”
  • Hebrew: “פקיעין”
  • Hebrew: “פְּקִיעִין”
  • Irish: “Peki’in”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Peki’in”
  • Polish: “Peki’in”
  • Portuguese: “Peki’in”
  • Russian: “Пкиин”
  • Spanish: “Bokehel”
  • Spanish: “Peqi’in”
  • Swedish: “Buqei‘a”
  • Swedish: “Buqei’a”
  • Turkish: “Peki’in”
  • Ukrainian: “Пкіїн”
  • Yiddish: “פקיעין”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Pekiin Synagogue and Druze youth.

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