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Baqa al Gharbiyye (باقة الغربية, ; lit. Western Baqa) is a predominantly Arab city in the "Triangle" region of Israel near the Green Line. In 2003, Baqa al Gharbiyye united with the Jatt local council to form Baqa Jatt, a unification that was dissolved a few years later. The city had a population of in .

Pottery remains from the Intermediate Bronze Age, Iron Age II and Hellenistic era have been found here.

An olive press, quarries and a winepress seeming to date to the Hellenistic or Early Roman period have been found. Ceramic objects from the late Roman or early Byzantine periods have also been found, and a burial cave, with remains dating to Byzantine and the beginning of the Umayyad periods (sixth–seventh centuries CE).

In 1265 Sultan Baibars divided the village between the emirs 'Ala' al Din Taibars al Zahiri and Ala' al Din 'Ali al Tunkuzi when the villages of Palestine were divided and given to the fighters who fought against the Crusaders.

In 1517 the village was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire with the rest of Palestine. During the 16th and 17th centuries, Baqa belonged to the Turabay Emirate (1517 1683), which encompassed also the Jezreel Valley, Haifa, Jenin, Beit She'an Valley, northern Jabal Nablus, Bilad al Ruha/Ramot Menashe, and the northern part of the Sharon plain. Baqa was mentioned in an Ottoman document in 1538, as a five family small village with 11 non married people. In 1596, Baqa al Gharbiyye appeared in Ottoman tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Jabal Shami, part of the Sanjak of Nablus. It had a population of 5 Muslim households who paid a fixed tax rate of 33.3% on wheat, barley, summer crops, goats or beehives, and a press for olives or grapes; a total of 12,000 akçe. Half of the revenue went to the waqf of al Haramayn as Sarifayn. In 1799, Pierre Jacotin misplaced Atil instead of Baka, on his map made during the French campaign in Egypt and Syria. In 1838 it was noted as a village, Bakah, the west, in the western Esh Sha'rawiyeh administrative region, north of Nablus. In 1870, the French explorer Victor Guérin visited the village. He described it as standing on a low hill. A few wells and cisterns looked ancient, the rest had a modern appearance. He estimated the population to be 1500. In 1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub district) of al Sha'rawiyya al Sharqiyya. In 1882 the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described Baqa al Gharbiyye as a village of moderate size, very white and conspicuous. It had a few olive trees, and orchards to the south.

In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Baqa Gharbiyeh had a population of 1,443; 1442 Muslim and one Anglican Christian. In the 1931 census of Palestine, Baqa was recorded as having a population of 1,640 Muslims living in 403 houses. These numbers included the nearby smaller locality El Manshiya. with a total land area of 21,116 dunams, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 861 dunams were designated for plantations and irrigable land, 18,986 for cereals, while 76 dunams were built up (urban) areas.

In the early years of Israeli independence, Baqa al Gharbiyye was one of the headquarters of the Israeli military administration. The land holdings of the town, which had been 21,116 dunams in 1945, were reduced to 8,228 dunams by 1962, mostly due to expropriation in 1953–1954. Baqa al Gharbiyye is separated from its West Bank sister city, Baqa ash Sharqiyya (or Baqa East), by the Israeli West Bank barrier which in this section coincides with the Green Line. As a result, a concrete wall topped with barbed wire runs through one neighbourhood. As the Israeli foreign minister in April and June 2008, Tzipi Livni raised the possibility of territorial exchange with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. She proposed transferring Israeli Arab communities, among them Baqa al Gharbiyeh, to the Palestinian side of the border. The Palestinians rejected the proposal.

In 2019, the official population was 29.000. Together with Jatt (11,000) the estimated population is 40,000. The ethnic makeup of the city is entirely Muslim Arab Palestinian. The city is made up of 51% males and 49% females. Baqa has a population growth rate of 3.1%. The population of the city is spread out, with 48.6% 19 years of age or younger, 18.4% between 20 and 29, 18.9% between 30 and 44, 9.5% from 45 to 59, 1.8% from 60 to 64, and 2.8% 65 years of age or older. Baqa al Gharbiyye was settled in the 18th century by migrants from Allar amid conflicts with Jit settlers. Today, its residents have diverse backgrounds, including families with roots tracing back to Egypt and Persia.

According to CBS, 47.8% of 12th grade students were entitled to a matriculation certificate in 2001. There are 6 elementary school, two junior high schools and two high school, in addition to a private school. In addition to the official education institutions, Baqa has a wide range of private educational institutions which provide services to the city residents as well as people from the whole region. In addition, The Al Rahma School (مدرسة الرحمة) in the city provides Special education for the city and the surrounding towns and villages. The Al Qasemi Academic College of Education, located in the city, as well known students come to it for studying from all around the country, and has a combined Arab and Jewish faculty. The college is growing and expanding rapidly as a part of the Al Qasemi group of projects for establishing high standards private education in the city including the private school, a library and several centers for extra education.

Baqa al Gharbiyye is considered a commercial and industrial center for nearby towns, villages and kibbutzim. There are over 400 workshops in Baqa. Industrial zones make up 8.5% of city's area.

In 2007, the mayors of Baqa al Gharbiyya and Baqa ash Sharqiyya signed an agreement to clean up Wadi Abu Nar, a polluted stream that runs through both villages. The mayors also committed to protecting the mountain aquifer, the most important underground water source for Israelis and Palestinians, by establishing an authorized sewage grid system. Baqa al Gharbiyya agreed to connect the town's sewage treatment plant with a waste disposal network in Baqa al Sharkiya.