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Tulkarm

Coordinates: 32°18′45″N 35°1′36″E / 32.31250°N 35.02667°E

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Tulkarm
Municipality type A (City)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	طولكرم
• Latin	Tulkarem (official) Tul Karem (unofficial)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Hebrew	טולכרם
Tulkarm, 2020
Municipal Seal of Tulkarm
Tulkarm Location of Tulkarm within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°18′45″N 35°1′36″E / 32.31250°N 35.02667°E / 32.31250; 35.02667
Palestine grid	152/190
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Tulkarm
Founded	Late 12th century
Government
• Type	City
• Head of Municipality	Riyad Awad (17 April 2022–)
Area
• Total	28,793 dunams (28.8 km² or 11.1 sq mi)
Population (2017)^[1]
• Total	64,532
• Density	2,200/km² (5,800/sq mi)
Name meaning	The long (place) of the vineyard.^[2]
Website	www.tulkarm.org

Tulkarm or Tulkarem (Arabic: طولكرم) is a Palestinian city on the West Bank. It is a large, old and famous city.

Notable people[change | change source]

Queen Rania of Jordan.^[3]
Abdul-Karim al-Karmi.^[4]
Hilmi Hanoun (1913–2001), long-term mayor of Tulkarm.

Gallery[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

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↑ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82.
↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 194
↑ Queen Rania Biography
↑ "Abd al-Karim al-Karmi". palestinian journeys. Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.

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