Amka

Amka, also Amqa, is a moshav in the Matte Asher Regional Council of Israel's , near Acre. The moshav, located in the vicinity of Amqa, a Palestinian village depopulated during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, was founded by Yemenite Jews in 1949.
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  • Village with 644 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 79 metres (259 feet)
  • Description: village in Palestine
  • Also known as
    “‘Amqah”
    “Amqa”

Places of Interest

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oshrat and Beit HaEmek.
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Amka

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Latitude
32.97924° or 32° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
35.16427° or 35° 9′ 51″ east
Open location code
8G4QX5H7+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 278477037
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295690
Wiki­data ID
Q2914984

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Amka” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمقا”
  • Arabic: “عمكا”
  • Czech: “Amka”
  • Czech: “Amqa”
  • Danish: “Amqa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “عمقا”
  • French: “Amka”
  • Hebrew: “‘Amqa”
  • Hebrew: “עמקה”
  • Indonesian: “Amqa”
  • Irish: “Amka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Amka”
  • Persian: “عمقا”
  • Polish: “Al-Amka”
  • Polish: “Amka”
  • Swedish: “Amqa”
  • Turkish: “Amka”
  • Urdu: “عمقا”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Amqa Cemetery (disused) and תפארת ישראל.

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