Marah al-Baqqar
Marah al-Baqqar is a Palestinian village in the Dura district of the Hebron Governorate, south of the West Bank. It is located west of the city of Hebron, at an elevation of 750 meters above sea level.- Type: Locality with 212 residents
- Description: Palestinian village
- Also known as: “Khirbat Marāḩ al Baqqār”, “Khirbat Maraḥ el Baqqār”, “Marah al Baqqar”, and “מראח אלבאקר”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Negohot and As-Sura.
Al-Majd
Village
Al-Majd is a Palestinian village located eighteen kilometers south-west of Hebron. Al-Majd is situated 3 km west of Marah al-Baqqar.
Marah al-Baqqar
- Categories: human settlement and human population
- Location: West Bank, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.4764° or 31° 28′ 35″ north
Longitude
34.98054° or 34° 58′ 50″ east
Population
212
Elevation
711 metres (2,333 feet)
Open location code
8G3PFXGJ+H6
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Marah al-Baqqar” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مراح البقار”
- Cebuano: “Marāḩ al Baqqār”
- Dutch: “Marāḩ al Baqqār”
- Hebrew: “מראח אל־בקאר”
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Places to explore: Khallat al ‘Aqd and Fuqayqīs.
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Highlights: Maghārat Wādī al Khawāziqah and ‘Urqān ash Shi‘b.
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