Burqa | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بُرقة |
Burqa´s mosque from the north | |
Location of Burqa within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°53′45″N 35°15′15″E / 31.89583°N 35.25417°E | |
Palestine grid | 174/144 |
Country | ![]() |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Elevation | 738 m (2,421 ft) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 2,047 |
Name meaning | "The speckled ground"[3] |
Burqa (Arabic: بُرقة) is a town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located east of Ramallah in the northern West Bank, Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 2,047 inhabitants in the 2017 census.[2]