Azzun | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عزّون |
| • Latin | 'Azzoun (official) Azon (unofficial) |
 Azzun | |
 Map of path of the separation barrier around the Qalqilya and Hableh-Ras Atiya enclaves and the proposed path around Azzun | |
  Azzun Location of Azzun within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′35″N 35°03′34″E / 32.17639°N 35.05944°E | |
| Palestine grid | 155/175 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmed Abdullah Umran Shanarah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,130 dunams (9.1 km2 or 3.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 9,269 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Azzun, personal name[2] |
Azzun (also spelled Azzoun) (عزّون, from the root word عز ′izz which means honor or esteem) is a Palestinian town in Qalqilya Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Qalqilya and 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm.
Azzun was established in the 17th or 18th century by the Bani Sa'b tribe.[3] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Azzun had a population of 9,269 in 2017.[1] The vast majority of the inhabitants are Muslim, with a very small Christian minority.[4][5]
- ^ 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. 183
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2007 Census - Qalqilya Governorate Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, p.51
- ^ "Independent Candidate Afaf Shatara and the Palestinian Local Elections". Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2012-09-01.