Tulkarm

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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)
• Total	64,532
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Name meaning	The long (place) of the vineyard.
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

• Queen Rania of Jordan.
• Abdul-Karim al-Karmi.
• Hilmi Hanoun (1913–2001), long-term mayor of Tulkarm.

Gallery

References

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Governorates of the West Bank (State of Palestine)
Jenin Qabatiya Ya'bad Yamun JENIN Tulkarm TULKARM TUBAS Tubas Nablus NABLUS QALQILYA Qalqilya SALFIT Salfit RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH Ramallah al-Bireh Beitunia Jericho JERICHO Jerusalem (al-Quds) JERUSALEM Bethlehem BETHLEHEM HEBRON Halhul Hebron Yatta Dura ad-Dhahiriya
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