Peki'in
Peki'in
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| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • ISO 259 | Pqiˁin |
| • Also spelled | Peqi'in (official) |
| Coordinates: 32°58′27″N 35°19′53″E / 32.97417°N 35.33139°E | |
| Grid position | 181/264 PAL |
| Country | Israel |
| District | Northern |
| Founded | 5000 BCE (Earliest settlement) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,565 dunams (3.565 km2 or 1.376 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,104 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Arabs | 99.98% |
| • Jews and others | 0.02% |
| Name meaning | The little valley (between mountains) |
Peki'in (alternatively Peqi'in) (Hebrew: פְּקִיעִין) or Buqei'a (Levantine Arabic: البقيعة, romanized: əl-Buqēʿa), is a Druze–Arab town with local council status in Israel's Northern District. It is located eight kilometres east of Ma'alot-Tarshiha in the Upper Galilee. In 2022 it had a population of 6,104. The majority of residents are Druze (78%), with a large Christian (20.8%) and Muslim (1.2%) minorities.
The Jewish community of Peki'in maintained a presence since at least the 16th century with a short interruption during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt. Most Jews in Peki'in did not return to the village after the violence, and call themselves the Hadera [city] Diaspora. The Zinatis are the only family who returned, and it is currently represented by one elderly member, Margalit Zinati, residing in the village.