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{{Short description|Arab town in Haifa District, Israel}}
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| blank_info_sec1        = The western bouquet (of flowers) or "The western Baka"<ref>Palmer, 1881, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp00conduoft#page/179/mode/1up 179]</ref>
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'''Baqa al-Gharbiyye''' ({{langx|ar|باقة الغربية}}, {{langx|he|באקה אל-גרביה, בָּקַה אל-עַ'רְבִּיָּה}}; lit. ''Western Baqa'') is a predominantly Arab city in the "[[Triangle (Israel)|Triangle]]" region of [[Israel]] near the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]]. In 2003, Baqa al-Gharbiyye united with the [[Jatt, Israel|Jatt]] [[local council (Israel)|local council]] to form [[Baqa-Jatt]], a unification that was dissolved a few years later. The city had a population of {{Israel populations|Baqa Al-gharbiyye}} in {{Israel populations|Year}}.{{Israel populations|reference}}

==History==
Pottery remains from the [[Ancient Near East#Middle Bronze Age|Intermediate Bronze Age]], [[Iron Age#Near East timeline|Iron Age II]] and [[Hellenistic period|Hellenistic]] era have been found here.<ref name=Zertal>Zertal, 2016, pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=XytzCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA334 334]-[https://books.google.com/books?id=XytzCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA336 336]</ref>

===Roman, Byzantine and Umayyad eras===
An olive press, quarries and a winepress believed  to date to the Hellenistic or Early Roman period have been found.<ref>Mahajna, 2007, [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=590&mag_id=112 Baqa al-Gharbiya (East)]</ref> Ceramic objects from the late Roman or early Byzantine periods have also been found,<ref name="Dauphin">Dauphin, 1998, p. 755</ref> and a burial cave, with remains dating to [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] and the beginning of the [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] periods (sixth–seventh centuries CE).<ref>Sharvit, 2009, [http://www.hadashot-esi.org.il/report_detail_eng.aspx?id=1042&mag_id=115 Baqa el-Gharbiya]</ref>

===Crusader/Mamluk eras===
In 1265 Sultan [[Baibars]] divided the village between the [[emir]]s '''Ala' al-Din Taibars al-Zahiri'' and ''Ala' al-Din 'Ali al-Tunkuzi'' when the villages of Palestine were divided up between those who fought against the [[Crusades|Crusaders]].<ref name=Zertal/><ref>[[Ibn al-Furat]], 1971, pp. 81, 209, 249 (map)</ref>

===Ottoman era===
In 1517 the village was incorporated into the [[Ottoman Empire]] with the rest of Palestine. During the [[16th century|16th]] and [[17th century|17th centuries]], Baqa belonged to the [[Turabay dynasty|Turabay]] Emirate (1517-1683), which encompassed also the [[Jezreel Valley]], [[Haifa]], [[Jenin]], [[Beit She'an Valley]], northern [[Jabal Nablus]], [[Manasseh Hills|Bilad al-Ruha/Ramot Menashe]], and the northern part of the [[Sharon plain]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=al-Bakhīt |first1=Muḥammad ʻAdnān |last2=al-Ḥamūd |first2=Nūfān Rajā |title=Daftar mufaṣṣal nāḥiyat Marj Banī ʻĀmir wa-tawābiʻihā wa-lawāḥiqihā allatī kānat fī taṣarruf al-Amīr Ṭarah Bāy sanat 945 ah |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/28579982 |access-date=2023-05-15 |website=www.worldcat.org |publisher=Jordanian University |pages=1–35 |language=en |publication-place=Amman |publication-date=1989}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Marom |first1=R. |author-link1= Roy Marom|last2=Tepper  |first2=Y.|author-link2= Yotam Tepper|last3=Adams |first3=M.|author-link3= Matthew J. Adams|title=Lajjun: Forgotten Provincial Capital in Ottoman Palestine |url=https://www.academia.edu/101515579 |journal=Levant |date=2023 |volume=55 |issue=2 |pages=218–241 |doi=10.1080/00758914.2023.2202484|s2cid=258602184 }}</ref> Baqa was mentioned in an [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] document in 1538, as a five-family small village with 11 non-married people.{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}} In 1596, Baqa al-Gharbiyye appeared in Ottoman [[Defter|tax registers]] as being in the ''[[Nahiya]]'' of Jabal Shami, part of the [[Sanjak of Nablus]]. It had a population of 5 [[Muslim]] households who paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats or beehives, and a press for olives or grapes; a total of 12,000 [[akçe]]. Half of the revenue went to the [[waqf]] of ''al-Haramayn as-Sarifayn''.<ref>Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 127</ref>

In 1838 it was noted as a village, ''Bakah, the west'', in the western ''Esh-Sha'rawiyeh'' administrative region, north of [[Nablus]].<ref name=Robinson129>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd Appendix, p.  [https://archive.org/stream/biblicalresearch03robiuoft#page/129/mode/1up 129]</ref>

In 1870, the French explorer [[Victor Guérin]]  described the village as built on a low hill with  [[Water well|well]]s and [[cistern]]s that looked ancient. He estimated the population to be 1500.<ref>Guérin, 1875, p. [https://archive.org/stream/descriptiongogr04gugoog#page/n370/mode/1up 345], partly translated in Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/171/mode/1up 171]</ref> In 1871 (1288 [[Anno Hegirae|AH]]), an Ottoman census listed the village in the ''[[Nahiyah|nahiya]]'' (sub-district) of al-Sha'rawiyya al-Sharqiyya.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Grossman |first=David |title=Arab Demography and Early Jewish Settlement in Palestine |publisher=Magnes Press |year=2004 |location=Jerusalem |pages=254}}</ref>

In 1882 the [[Palestine Exploration Fund]]'s ''[[PEF Survey of Palestine|Survey of Western Palestine]]'' described Baqa al-Gharbiyye as a village of moderate size that stood out in the landscape with a few [[olive]] trees and orchards to the south.<ref>Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. [https://archive.org/stream/surveyofwesternp02conduoft#page/152/mode/1up 152]</ref>

===British Mandate===
In the [[1922 census of Palestine]] conducted by the [[Mandate for Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], Baqa Gharbiyeh had a population of 1,443; 1442 Muslim<ref name="Census1922">Barron, 1923, Table IX, [[Tulkarm Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine|Sub-district of Tulkarem]], p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n29/mode/1up  27]</ref> and one [[Church of England|Anglican Christian]].<ref name=Census1922b>Barron, 1923, Table XV, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n50/mode/1up  48]</ref> In the [[1931 census of Palestine]], Baqa was recorded as having a population of 1,640 Muslims living in 403 houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 53]</ref> These numbers included the nearby smaller locality El Manshiya.<ref name="Census1931"/> During the [[1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine]] the village was under strict [[United Kingdom|British]] [[martial law]] and collective punishment was imposed on  villages where militants were found.

On 25 August 1938 a clash took place in Baka in which British officers were killed and three villagers were wounded. 
The next day, the British ordered the inhabitants to leave, taking nothing with them. Most of the homes destroyed. The villagers were forced to walk to the [[Nur Shams, Tulkarm|Nur al-Shams Camp]] near [[Tulkarm]]. The next day the villagers returned to find  the village in ruins. This was one of the largest British attacks on a Palestinian village during the revolt. Members of the older generation say men, women and children  threw stones and rocks at the camp to free those who were arrested. {{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}

In the [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945 statistics]] the population of Baqa al-Gharbiyye (including ''Manshiyat Baqa'') consisted of 2,240 Muslims<ref name=1945p20>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p20.jpg   20]</ref> with a total land area of 21,116 [[dunam]]s, according to an official land and population survey.<ref name=Hadawi45>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Tulkarm/Page-074.jpg 74]</ref> Of this, 861 dunams were designated for plantations and irrigable land, 18,986 for [[cereal]]s,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Tulkarm/Page-124.jpg 124]</ref> while 76 dunams were built-up (urban) areas.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Tulkarm/Page-174.jpg 174]</ref>

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File:Jatt 1942.jpg|Baqa al-Gharbiyye 1942 1:20,000
File:Qaffin 1945.jpg|Baqa al-Gharbiyye 1945 1:250,000
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===Israel===
[[File:Baka El Garbiya - Ben Zvi.jpg|thumb|Israeli President [[Yitzhak Ben Zvi]] visiting [[Member of Knesset|MK]] [[Fares Hamdan]]<ref name="jstor.org">[https://www.jstor.org/pss/1569890 Arab-Jewish Economic Cooperation in Palestine]</ref> in Baka El-Garbiyya, September 1956]]
[[File:Maats Baqa al Gharbiyya infirmary.jpg|thumb|Baqa al-Gharbiyya health clinic, 1950s]]
[[File:אקדמיית אלקאסמי- מכללה אקדמית לחינוך.JPG|thumb|[[Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education]].]]
In the early years of [[Israeli independence]], Baqa al-Gharbiyye was one of the headquarters of the Israeli military administration.<ref name="Jiryis">Jiryis, 1976, pp. 24,292</ref> The land holdings of the town, which had been 21,116 dunams in 1945, were reduced to 8,228 dunams by 1962, mostly due to expropriation in 1953–1954.<ref name="Jiryis"/> In 1963, the Baka canning plant went into partnership with Priman, an Israeli company that relocated to Baqa al-Gharibiyye.<ref name="jstor.org"/>

In 1996, Baqa al-Gharbiyye was declared a city. In 2003 it was merged with the nearby town Jatt,  becoming  [[Baqa-Jatt]].<ref name=Peled>{{cite journal | author = Kobi Peled | title = The Well of Forgetfulness and Remembrance: milieu de mémoire and lieu de mémoire in a Palestinian Arab Town in Israel | journal = British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies| year = 2010 | volume = 37 | issue = 2 | pages = 139–158 | doi=10.1080/13530191003794715| s2cid = 159885473 }}</ref>

Baqa al-Gharbiyye is separated from its [[West Bank]] sister city, [[Baqa ash-Sharqiyya]] (or ''Baqa East''), by the [[Israeli West Bank barrier]] which in this section coincides with the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Palestinians:Fenced into Limbo|author=Gidon Remba|publisher=MidEast Web|date=2004-08-02|access-date=2007-11-05|url=http://www.mideastweb.org/log/archives/00000176.htm}}</ref> As a result, a concrete wall topped with barbed wire runs through one neighbourhood.<ref>{{cite web|title=Battling Against Israeli 'Apartheid'|author=Lucy Ash|date=2004-12-23|access-date=2007-11-05|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4111915.stm | work=BBC News}}</ref>

As the [[Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel|Israeli foreign minister]] in April and June 2008, [[Tzipi Livni]] raised the possibility of territorial exchange with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. She proposed transferring Israeli Arab communities, among them Baqa al-Gharbiyeh, to the Palestinian side of the border. The Palestinians rejected the proposal.<ref>[https://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/livni-proposed-moving-several-israeli-arab-towns-to-palestinian-side-of-border-1.338989 'Livni proposed moving several Israeli Arab towns to Palestinian side of border'], [[Haaretz]]</ref>

== Demographics ==
[[Image:Baqa el Gharbiyya-separation barrier.jpg|thumb|Separation Barrier passing through eastern Baqa al-Gharbiyye]]
In 2019, the official population was 29.000. Together with Jatt (11,000) the estimated population is 40,000. The ethnic makeup of the city is entirely [[Islam|Muslim]] [[Arab]] [[Palestinian]]. The city is made up of 51% males and 49% females. Baqa has a population growth rate of 3.1%. The population of the city is spread out, with 48.6% 19 years of age or younger, 18.4% between 20 and 29, 18.9% between 30 and 44, 9.5% from 45 to 59, 1.8% from 60 to 64, and 2.8% 65 years of age or older.

Baqa al-Gharbiyye was settled in the 18th century by migrants from Allar amid conflicts with [[Jit, Qalqilya|Jit]] settlers. Today, its residents have diverse backgrounds, including families with roots tracing back to [[Egypt]] and [[Iran|Persia]].<ref>Grossman, D. (1986). "Oscillations in the Rural Settlement of Samaria and Judaea in the Ottoman Period". in '''Shomron studies'''. Dar, S., Safrai, S., (eds). Tel Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House. p. 370</ref>

== Education and culture ==
[[File:Baqa el Gharbiyya-Alserat-Mosque.jpg|thumb|150px|Alserat Mosque]]
According to CBS, 47.8% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001. There are 6 elementary school, two junior-high schools and two high school, in addition to a private school. In addition to the official education institutions, Baqa has a wide range of private educational institutions which provide services to the city residents as well as people from the whole region. In addition, The Al-Rahma School ({{lang|ar|مدرسة الرحمة}}) in the city provides [[Special education]] for the city and the surrounding towns and villages.

The [[Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education]]  is open to students from  around the country, and has a combined Arab and Jewish faculty. The college is part of the Al-Qasemi group which aims to establish high-standard education through private schools, a library and  centers for extra-curricular education.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120906234452/http://www.qsm.ac.il/Web2011/ Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education]</ref>

== Economy ==
Baqa al-Gharbiyye is considered a commercial and industrial center for nearby towns, villages and [[kibbutzim]]. There are over 400 workshops in Baqa. Industrial zones make up 8.5% of city's area.

==Environmental issues==
In 2007, the mayors of Baqa al-Gharbiyya and Baqa ash-Sharqiyya signed an agreement to clean up Wadi Abu Nar, a polluted stream that runs through both villages. The mayors also committed to protecting the mountain aquifer, the most important underground water source for Israelis and Palestinians, by establishing an authorized sewage grid-system. Baqa al-Gharbiyya agreed to connect the town's sewage treatment plant with a waste disposal network in Baqa al Sharkiya.<ref>[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/CombatingPollution.html Israeli and Palestinian Mayors Battle Pollution]</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Walid Daqqa]]
* [[Faras Hamdan]]
* [[Murder of Aya Maasarwe|Aya Maasarwe]]
* [[Raleb Majadele]]
* [[Khaled Abu Toameh]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
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==External links==
*[http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Baqa_al_Gharbiya_831/index.html Welcome To Baqa al-Gharbiya]
*Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11:   [http://www.iaa-archives.org.il/zoom/zoom.aspx?folder_id=93&type_id=6&id=8373  IAA], [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Survey_of_Western_Palestine_1880.11.jpg Wikimedia commons] 
* אתר העירייה موقع بلدية باقة الغربية http://baqa.co.il/
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