Buq'ata

Buq'ata (Arabic: ??????) is a Druze town in the northern Golan Heights, currently occupied by Israel. It covers an area of 7,000 dunams, at a height of 1,070 m. above sea level, between Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda. Buq'ata achieved recognition as a Local Council in 1982. The population is 5,200 (2003), with an annual growth rate of 2 percent.

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According to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (2001), the village is ranked just 2 out of 10 on the national socioeconomic index. In 2000, only 72.5 percent of Grade 12 students were entitled to a matriculation certificate, and the average income was NIS 2,457 per month, as compared to the national average of NIS 6,835. The local economy is predominantly agricultural, with apples and grapes being the main crops. Many residents works as laborers in the neighboring settlements.

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Druze: The Druze (Arabic: duruzī درزي, pl. durūz دروز, Hebrew: druzim ??????) are a small and distinct religious community residing mainly in Lebanon, Israel, Syria, Turkey and Jordan (small communities of expatriates also live in the United States,...

Golan Heights: The Golan Heights, known to Syria as the Syrian Heights, are a plateau on the border of Israel, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria. After capturing the area during the Six-Day War, Israel applied its "laws, jurisdiction and administration" to it in 1981 http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Peace+Process/Guide+to+the+P...

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