Al Buq‘ah
Al Buq‘ah is a locality in West Bank, Palestine and has about 1,200 residents and an elevation of 975 metres. Al Buq‘ah is situated nearby to the locality Al Jalājil, as well as near the village Al-Uddeisa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cave of the Patriarchs and Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town.
Cave of the Patriarchs
Photo: Djampa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of the Patriarchs or Tomb of the Patriarchs, known to Jews by its Biblical name Cave of Machpelah and to Muslims as the Ibrahami Mosque, or Sanctuary of Ibrahim, is a series of caves situated in the heart of the Old City of Hebron in the West Bank, 30 kilometres south of Jerusalem. Cave of the Patriarchs is situated 3½ km southwest of Al Buq‘ah.
Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town
Protected area
Photo: Eman, Public domain.
The Old City of Hebron is the historic city centre of Hebron. The Hebron of antiquity is thought by archaeologists to have originally started elsewhere, at Tel Rumeida, which is approximately 200 meters west of today's Old City, and thought to have originally been a Canaanite city. Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town is situated 4 km southwest of Al Buq‘ah.
Meir Kahane Park
Park
Photo: Itai, Public domain.
Meir Kahane Park is situated 3 km southwest of Al Buq‘ah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Uddeisa and Ad-Duwwara.
Al-Uddeisa
Village
al-Uddeisa, also spelled Al 'Uddeisa, is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is a locality of Sa'ir, in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank.
Ad-Duwwara
Village
ad-Duwwara is a Palestinian village located four kilometers east of Hebron.The village is in the Hebron Governorate Southern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 1,685 in mid-year 2006.
Kiryat Arba
Village
Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement on the outskirts of Hebron, in the southern Israeli-occupied West Bank. Founded in 1968, in 2023 it had a population of 7,572. Kiryat Arba is situated 2½ km southwest of Al Buq‘ah.
Al Buq‘ah
- Type: Locality with 1,200 residents
- Also known as: “Al Buq’ah”
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.54199° or 31° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
35.14279° or 35° 8′ 34″ eastPopulation
1,200Elevation
975 metres (3,199 feet)Open location code
8G3QG4RV+Q4GeoNames ID
7890844
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In Other Languages
“Al Buq‘ah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “البقعة”
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