Teqoa
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Teqoa is an ancient town in the southern West Bank, historically known as Tekoa, with biblical associations and a long-standing Palestinian community.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Palestinian community
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeType | village council ⓘ |
| biblicalName | Tekoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Palestine ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | Bethlehem, approximately 12 km southeast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
agriculture
ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ |
| governedBy | Palestinian National Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governorateCapital | Bethlehem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ancient Tekoa ruins ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalAssociation |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalFigureAssociated | prophet Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Byzantine-era remains
ⓘ
Islamic-period remains ⓘ biblical-era remains ⓘ |
| hasDemographics | predominantly Muslim population ⓘ |
| hasEthnicCommunity | Palestinians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasMajorPopulationGroup | Palestinian Arabs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinority | Christian families ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | municipality ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsraeliSettlement | Tekoa (Israeli settlement) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonastery | Mar Saba region (Judean Desert monasteries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalName | Tekoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedSince | ancient times ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bethlehem Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judean Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ southern West Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bethlehem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dead Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Herodium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | edge of the Judean Desert ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
2 Chronicles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2 Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Book of Amos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historical region of Judea ⓘ |
| region | Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| terrain |
hilly
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| timeZone | EET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | EEST ⓘ |
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