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Tuqu'

Tuquʿ or Tequʿ (Arabic: تقوع) is a Palestinian town in the Bethlehem Governorate, located 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The modern part of the town was built up in 1948 adjacent to Khirbet Tuqu' (khirbet meaning "ruins"), the Arabic name for the ancient biblical site of Tekoa (Hebrew: תְּקוֹעַ, romanized: Təqōaʿ), or…

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History

TeqoaClassical antiquityJudahLMLK sealAssyrian invasion
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Location

Judean hillsJerusalemHebronEin GediHerodium
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Archaeology of Khirbet Tuqu' (ancient Teqoa)

Late RomanMamlukJewishBasilicalMosaic
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Overview

ArabicPalestinianBethlehem GovernorateBethlehemWest Bank
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Governorate
Bethlehem
Name meaning
"The ruin of Tekua", or "the place for pitching tents"
Palestine grid
170/115
State
State of Palestine
• Arabic
تقوع
• Density
19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)

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Location

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Government

Archaeology of Khirbet Tuqu' (ancient Teqoa)

Other archaeological sites and landmarks

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Tuqu'

Nodes200
Edges199
Triples163
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.01
Components1

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Tuqu'

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related to Demographics · 42
Tuqu' → Abbas Mosque, Abd, Abu Bakr, Abu Mifrih, According, Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Ansar Mosque, Arab, Badan, Bilal Ibn Rabah Mosque, Deen Mosque, Emur, Jibreen, Mosque, Most, Muslim, Nawawra, Oof Mosque, Palestinian, Palestinian Central Bureau
related to Location · 37
Tuqu' → Al Maniya, Al Manshiya, Also, Arabic, Bethlehem, Both, Deir, Ein Gedi, From, Halqom, Haramala, Hebron, Herodium, Israeli, Jannatah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Judaean Desert, Judean
related to Government · 21
Tuqu' → Area, Deir, Halqum, Hamas-backed Reform, In, Its, Khaled Ahmad Hamida, Khirbet, Khirbet Tuqu'ʿ, Originally, Palestinian, Palestinian Authority, Raed Hamida, Reform, Since, Suleiman Abu Mufarreh, The, Tuqu, Tuqu's, Tuqūʿ's
related to External links · 17
Tuqu' → Applied Research Institute, ARIJ, ARIJTuqu, Cultural Profile, Fact Sheet, HeicksenTuqu' Town, Historical, IAA, Jerusalem, Map, Martin, PalestineSurvey, Tuqu’ Town Profile, Welcome, Welcome To Taqu'Tekoa, Western Palestine, Wikimedia
related to Economy · 16
Tuqu' → Agriculture, As, Bethlehem, Byzantine, Dairy, Efforts, Industry, Israel, Israeli, Palestinian, Second Intifada, Teqoa, Teqoa's, The, Tuqu, Unemployment
related to Other archaeological sites and landmarks · 13
Tuqu' → Amd, Bethlehem, Bir, Khirbet Teqoa, Khirbet Umm El, Sabbas, Saint Sabbas, Sanctified, Teqoa, The, The New Lavra, Tuqu, Wa'ar
related to history · 6
Tuqu' → Classical, Khirbet, Khirbet Tuqu, Modern Tuqu, Teqoa, Tuq'u
• Total · 2
Tuqu' → 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), 11,173 (inclusive of all four localities)
Governorate · 1
Tuqu' → Bethlehem
Name meaning · 1
Tuqu' → "The ruin of Tekua", or "the place for pitching tents"

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Important terminology

tekoa teqoa site village khirbet church bethlehem also israeli palestinian ancient jerusalem modern century byzantine biblical tomb town part iron

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Tuqu'GovernorateBethlehem1.00infobox
Tuqu'Name meaning"The ruin of Tekua", or "the place for pitching tents"1.00infobox
Tuqu'Palestine grid170/1151.00infobox
Tuqu'StateState of Palestine1.00infobox
Tuqu'• Arabicتقوع1.00infobox
Tuqu'• Density19,000/km2 (48,000/sq mi)1.00infobox
Tuqu'• Head of MunicipalityKhaled Ahmad Hamida1.00infobox
Tuqu'• LatinTaqua (official) Teqoa (historical site)1.00infobox
Tuqu'• Total0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi)1.00infobox
Tuqu'• Total11,173 (inclusive of all four localities)1.00infobox
Tuqu'• TypeMunicipality (from 1997)1.00infobox
Tuqu'related to DemographicsAccording0.60section

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