Al-Mughraqa

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al-Mughraqa
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
 •  Arabic المغراقة
 •  Latin Abu Middein (official)
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al-Mughraqa
Location of al-Mughraqa within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°28′03.00″N34°24′35.00″E / 31.4675000°N 34.4097222°E / 31.4675000; 34.4097222
State State of Palestine
Governorate Gaza
Government
 • Type Municipality
 • Head of MunicipalityYousef Abu Hweishel
Area
 • Total
3,260  dunams (3.3 km2 or 1.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017) [1]
 • Total
11,458
 • Density3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)

Al-Mughraqa (Arabic : المغراقة, also known as Abu Middein) is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip, located six kilometers southwest of Gaza City. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), al-Mughraqa had a population of 11,458 in 2017. [1] The town's alternate name, "Abu Middein" derives from the Bedouin Abu Middein tribe that inhabits the area, part of the larger al-Hanajreh tribal confederation. [2]

History

In 1996, a Bronze Age settlement dating to the early 2nd millennium BC was discovered in the town and named al-Moghraqa. [3]

In 2002, during the Second Intifada, Israel carried out demolitions of Palestinian homes in al-Mughraqa. [4]

The 2014 Gaza War caused damage to al-Mughraqa's water network; in 2015 the municipality had a non-revenue water rate of 58%, amongst the highest in the Gaza Strip. [5]

In late 2023, al-Mughraqa's residents fled south to escape the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. They began to return in February 2025 following a ceasefire. The damage to al-Mughraqa was extensive, encompassing buildings and agricultural land, and the area was left without running water or an electrical supply. [6] An assessment by UNOSAT in December 2024 identified more than 2,800 buildings in al-Mughraqa that had been damaged or destroyed. [7]

Education

Al-Azhar University established a new campus in al-Mughraqa with international funding. [8] The campus was destroyed during the Gaza War in 2024. [9] [10]

The Moghraqa Preparatory Girls and Moghraqa Elementary Boys schools were damaged during the Gaza War. [11]

Demographics

As of 2010, most of al-Mughraqa's residents were refugees. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
  2. ↑ Roy, Sara. The Gaza Strip: the political economy of de development. Institute for Palestine Studies, 1995. p.19. ISBN   0887282601
  3. ↑ Steel, Louise; Clarke, Joanne; Sadeq, Moain; Manley, Bill; McCarthy, Andrew; Munro, R. Neil (2004), "Gaza Research Project. Report on the 1999 and 2000 seasons at al-Moghraqa", Levant, 36: 37–88, doi:10.1179/lev.2004.36.1.37
  4. ↑ "Israeli Supreme Court Orders Temporary Halt to House Demolitions Near al-Mughraqa" . Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  5. ↑ Alkasseh, Jaber (2018). "Contribution of Major Factors Affecting Non-Revenue Water to Water Supply Network in Gaza Strip, Palestine". Israa University Journal for Applied Science. 2: 8. doi: 10.52865/SNMP9081 .
  6. ↑ Ibrahim, Sally (10 February 2025). "After Israeli army withdraws from Netzarim, Gaza's al-Mughraqa and Juhor ad-Dik residents return to devastation". The New Arab. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "UNOSAT Gaza Strip Comprehensive Damage Assessment". unosat.org. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  8. ↑ "Faculty of Agriculture & Environment". Al-Azhar University. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Adler, Jonathan (2024-07-26). "The decimation of Gaza's academia is 'impossible to quantify'". +972 Magazine. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  10. ↑ Abraham, Leanne; Erden, Bora; Ibrahim, Nader; Shao, Elena; Willis, Haley (2024-02-01). "Israel's Controlled Demolitions Are Razing Neighborhoods in Gaza". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-02-15.
  11. ↑ Verification of Damage to Schools based on proximinty to damaged sites - Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories (PDF) (Report). Enabling Education Network. July 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "From the Wadi to Nowhere". UNRWA. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
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