Al Mughrāqah

Al-Mughraqa is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Governorate of the , located six kilometers southwest of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mughraqa had a population of 11,458 in 2017.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Netzarim and Gaza Power Station.

Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 4.0.
was an Israeli settlement in the about 5 kilometers southwest of .

Power station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gaza Power Plant is a fossil fuel power station in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nuseirat refugee camp and Bureij.

Town
Photo: Mujaddara, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nuseirat Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp located… is situated 2½ km southwest of Al Mughrāqah.

Suburb
Photo: Khalid AlSaidni, CC BY 4.0.
is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the… is situated 3 km south of Al Mughrāqah.

Suburb
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of . is situated 5 km northeast of Al Mughrāqah.

Al Mughrāqah

Latitude
31.46587° or 31° 27′ 57″ north
Longitude
34.41208° or 34° 24′ 44″ east
Population
6,450
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8G3PFC86+8R
Geo­Names ID
6968063
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In Other Languages

“Al Mughrāqah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ابو مدين”
  • Arabic: “المغراقه”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al-Mughraqa and Al-Zahra‘.

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Highlights: Tell el-Ajjul and Tall as Sanām.

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