Jenin

Jenin
Jenin
Municipality type A (City)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	جنين
• Latin	Jinin (official); Janin (unofficial)
Hebrew transcription(s)
• Hebrew	ג׳נין
	Jenin skyline
	Jenin Location of Jenin within Palestine
	Coordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°18′00″E / 32.46111°N 35.30000°E
Palestine grid	178/207
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Jenin
Government
• Type	City
Area
• Total	37,342 dunams (37.3 km2 or 14.4 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	49,908
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
	(plus 10,371 in Jenin refugee camp)

Jenin (/ʒɪˈniːn/ zhin-EEN; Arabic: جنين, romanized: Jinīn, locally pronounced [ʒɪˈniːn] ^ⓘ) is a city in the State of Palestine in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns.^[2] Jenin came under Israeli occupation in 1967 and was put under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority as Area A of the West Bank in 1993.

In 2017, Jenin had a population of approximately 50,000 people, whilst the Jenin refugee camp had a population of about 10,000, housing Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Palestine War.^[1]^[3] The camp has since become a stronghold of Palestinian militants against British colonialism and Israeli occupation, being the location of several incidents relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.