# Al-Mughraqa

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Municipality type C in Gaza, State of Palestine

al-Mughraqa Municipality type C Arabic transcription(s) • Arabic المغراقة • Latin Abu Middein (official) al-Mughraqa Location of al-Mughraqa within Palestine Coordinates: 31°28′03.00″N 34°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 Municipality Yousef Abu Hweishel Area • Total 3.3 km2 (1.3 sq mi) Population (2017)[1] • Total 11,458 • Density 3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)

**Al-Mughraqa** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): المغراقة, also known as **Abu Middein**) is a [Palestinian](/source/Palestinian_people) town in the [Gaza Governorate](/source/Gaza_Governorate) of the [Gaza Strip](/source/Gaza_Strip), located six kilometers southwest of [Gaza City](/source/Gaza_City). According to the [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/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](/source/Bedouin) Abu Middein tribe that inhabits the area, part of the larger [al-Hanajreh](/source/Hanajira) 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](/source/Al-Moghraqa).[3]

In 2002, during the [Second Intifada](/source/Second_Intifada), Israel carried out [demolitions of Palestinian homes](/source/Israeli_demolition_of_Palestinian_property) in al-Mughraqa.[4]

The [2014 Gaza War](/source/2014_Gaza_War) caused damage to al-Mughraqa's [water network](/source/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_the_State_of_Palestine); in 2015 the municipality had a [non-revenue water](/source/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](/source/Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip). They began to return in February 2025 following a [ceasefire](/source/January_2025_Gaza_war_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] The Israeli military established the [Netzarim Corridor](/source/Netzarim_Corridor) which spanned the width of the Gaza Strip and passed through al-Mughraqa.[7] An assessment by [UNOSAT](/source/UNOSAT) in December 2024 identified more than 2,800 buildings in al-Mughraqa that had been damaged or destroyed.[8]

## Education

[Al-Azhar University](/source/Al-Azhar_University_%E2%80%93_Gaza) established a new campus in al-Mughraqa with international funding.[9] The campus was destroyed during the Gaza War in 2024.[10][11]

The Moghraqa Preparatory Girls and Moghraqa Elementary Boys schools were damaged during the [Gaza War](/source/Gaza_war).[12]

## Demographics

As of 2010, most of al-Mughraqa's residents were refugees.[13] In 2017 it had 11,458 inhabitants.[1]

## Economy

Al-Mughraqa is mostly rural, and most employed inhabitants work in agriculture,[14] cultivating tomatoes, cucumbers, and lemons. The [Gaza war](/source/Gaza_war) caused widespread destruction of al-Mughraqa's agricultural land as well as its [built environment](/source/Built_environment).[15]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-PrelimCensus2017_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-PrelimCensus2017_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-PrelimCensus2017_1-2) [Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017](https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Downloads/book2364-1.pdf) (PDF). [Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics](/source/Palestinian_Central_Bureau_of_Statistics) (PCBS) (Report). [State of Palestine](/source/State_of_Palestine). February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Roy, Sara. [The Gaza Strip: the political economy of de development](https://books.google.com/books?id=X8jsAAAAMAAJ&q=Abu+Middain). [Institute for Palestine Studies](/source/Institute_for_Palestine_Studies), 1995. p.19. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0887282601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0887282601)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-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](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1179/lev.2004.36.1.37](https://doi.org/10.1179%2Flev.2004.36.1.37)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Israeli Supreme Court Orders Temporary Halt to House Demolitions Near al-Mughraqa"](https://pchrgaza.org/israeli-supreme-court-orders-temporary-halt-to-house-demolitions-near-al-mughraqa/). Retrieved 2025-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Alkasseh, Jaber (2018). ["Contribution of Major Factors Affecting Non-Revenue Water to Water Supply Network in Gaza Strip, Palestine"](https://doi.org/10.52865%2FSNMP9081). *Israa University Journal of Applied Science*. **2**: 8. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.52865/SNMP9081](https://doi.org/10.52865%2FSNMP9081).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Ibrahim, Sally (10 February 2025). ["After Israeli army withdraws from Netzarim, Gaza's al-Mughraqa and Juhor ad-Dik residents return to devastation"](https://www.newarab.com/news/gazas-al-mughraqa-and-juhor-ad-dik-residents-return-nothing). *The New Arab*. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Al-Khatib, Hala. ["The 'Netzarim Corridor' is not a corridor, it is a nightmare"](https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/4/the-netzarim-corridor-is-not-a-corridor-it-is-a-nightmare). *Al Jazeera*. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["UNOSAT Gaza Strip Comprehensive Damage Assessment"](https://unosat.org/products/4047). *unosat.org*. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Faculty of Agriculture & Environment"](https://alazhar.edu.ps/Eng/UnderGr/Agri/Home.asp). *Al-Azhar University*. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Adler, Jonathan (2024-07-26). ["The decimation of Gaza's academia is 'impossible to quantify'"](https://www.972mag.com/gaza-academia-destruction-universities/). *+972 Magazine*. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Abraham, Leanne; Erden, Bora; Ibrahim, Nader; Shao, Elena; Willis, Haley (2024-02-01). ["Israel's Controlled Demolitions Are Razing Neighborhoods in Gaza"](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/01/world/middleeast/Israel-gaza-war-demolish.html). *The New York Times*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0362-4331](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331). Retrieved 2025-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Verification of Damage to Schools based on proximinty to damaged sites - Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories](https://www.eenet.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Preliminary-school-damage-assessment_July2024_Final-1.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Enabling Education Network. July 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["From the Wadi to Nowhere"](https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/features/wadi-nowhere). *UNRWA*. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** al-Naami, Mohammad (9 April 2025). [""Netzarim": Gaza's Most Beautiful Areas Turned into Desert by Israel"](https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1657181). Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 8. Retrieved 17 November 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Boxerman, Aaron; Toler, Aric; Mellen, Riley; Kingsley, Patrick (2 December 2024). ["Israel Builds Bases in Central Gaza, a Sign It May Be There to Stay"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/3134619784). *New York Times*. [ProQuest](/source/ProQuest) [3134619784](https://www.proquest.com/docview/3134619784). Retrieved 17 November 2025.

## External links

- Hoog, Niels de; Voce, Antonio; Morresi, Elena; Ganguly, Manisha; Kirk, Ashley (2024-01-30). ["How war destroyed Gaza's neighbourhoods – visual investigation"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2024/jan/30/how-war-destroyed-gazas-neighbourhoods-visual-investigation). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1756-3224](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1756-3224). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [60623878](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/60623878). Retrieved 2024-02-12.

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