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Tulkarm | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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, Ṭūlkarm) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank, the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian cities of Nablus and Jenin to the east. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2017 Tulkarm had a population of 64,532.[1] Tulkarm is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
- ^ a b 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. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 194