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Buq'ata ( ; ) is a Druze town in the northern section of the Israeli -occupied portion of the Golan Heights .1 Buq'ata covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km²) between two mountains in the Golan Heights , Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda. Located 1,070 metres above sea level, it had a population of 6,982 in 2024. Since the adoption of the 1981 Golan Heights Law , Buq'ata is under Israeli civil law, and incorporated into the Israeli system of local councils .2 Granted the right to obtain Israeli citizenship following the passage of the Golan Heights Law , as of 2012 most of the residents, like the majority of Druze in the Golan Heights, adopted permanent residency but refused Israeli citizenship and instead retain Syrian citizenship. Buq'ata is one of the four remaining Syrian-Druze communities on the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, the others being Majdal Shams , Ein Qiniyye and Mas'ade . Geologically and geographically a distinction is made between the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon, the boundary being marked by the Sa'ar Stream; however, administratively usually they are being lumped together. Buq'ata and Mas'ade are on the Golan side of the boundary, characterised by black volcanic rock (basalt), while Majdal Shams and Ein Qiniyye are on the Hermon side, thus sitting on limestone. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Place in North District Buq'ata ( ; ) is a Druze town in the northern Golan Heights , administered by Israel . It covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km²), at a height of 1,070 metres above sea level, between Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda. Buq'ata achieved recognition as a Local Council in 1982. The population is 5,700 (2007), with an annual growth rate of 2%. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2008-12-31 .
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Place in North District Buq'ata ( ; ) is a Druze town in the northern section of the Israeli -occupied portion of the Golan Heights .Granted the right to obtain Israeli citizenship following the passage of the Golan Heights Law , most of the residents, like the majority of Druze in the Golan Heights, adopted permanent residency but refused Israeli citizenship and instead retain Syrian citizenship.Buq'ata covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km²) between two mountains in the Golan Heights , Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda.Located 1,070 metres above sea level, its population, as of 2007, is 5,700.Buq'ata is one of the four remaining Syrian-Druze communities on the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, the others being Majdal Shams , Ein Qiniyye and Mas'ade .Geologically and geographically a distinction is made between the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon, the boundary being marked by the Sa'ar Stream; however, administratively usually they are being lumped together.Buq'ata and Mas'ade are on the Golan side of the boundary, characterised by black volcanic rock (basalt), while Majdal Shams and Ein Qiniyye are on the Hermon side, thus sitting on limestone. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics . 2008-12-31 .
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Town in Northern District Buq'ata ( Buqʿāthā ; ) is a Druze town, administered as a local council , in the northern section of the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights . Buq'ata covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km²) between two mountains in the Golan Heights , Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda. Located 1,070 metres above sea level, it had a population of 6,982 in 2024. Granted the right to obtain Israeli citizenship following the passage of the Golan Heights Law , as of 2012 most of the residents, like the majority of Druze in the Golan Heights, adopted permanent residency but refused Israeli citizenship and instead retain Syrian citizenship. Buq'ata is one of the four remaining Syrian-Druze communities on the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, the others being Majdal Shams , Ein Qiniyye and Mas'ade . Geologically and geographically a distinction is made between the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon, the boundary being marked by the Sa'ar Stream; however, administratively they are usually grouped together. Buq'ata and Mas'ade are on the Golan side of the boundary, characterised by black volcanic rock (basalt), while Majdal Shams and Ein Qiniyye are on the Hermon side, thus sitting on limestone. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights Town in Northern District Buq'ata ( Arabic : بقعاثا , romanized : Buqʿāthā ; Hebrew : בוקעאתא ) is a Druze town, administered as a local council , in the northern section of the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights . Buq'ata covers an area of 7,000 dunams (7 km²) between two mountains in the Golan Heights , Mount Hermonit and Mount Varda. Located 1,070 metres above sea level, it had a population of 6,982 in 2024. Granted the right to obtain Israeli citizenship following the passage of the Golan Heights Law , as of 2012 most of the residents, like the majority of Druze in the Golan Heights, had adopted permanent residency but refused Israeli citizenship and instead retained Syrian citizenship. Buq'ata is one of the four remaining Syrian-Druze communities on the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights, the others being Majdal Shams , Ein Qiniyye and Mas'ade . Geologically and geographically a distinction is made between the Golan Heights and Mount Hermon , the boundary being marked by the Sa'ar Stream; however, administratively they are usually grouped together. Buq'ata and Mas'ade are on the Golan side of the boundary, characterised by black volcanic rock ( basalt ), while Majdal Shams and Ein Qiniyye are on the Hermon side, thus sitting on limestone . Israel Central Bureau of Statistics .
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