Peki'in (Israel)

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 2024 it had a population of 6,114. 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 diaspora. The Zinatis are the only family who returned, and it is currently represented by one elderly member, Margalit Zinati, residing in the village.