Jalqamus

Jalqamus
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicجلقموس
Jalqamus is located in State of Palestine
Jalqamus
Jalqamus
Location of Jalqamus within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°25′27″N 35°21′50″E / 32.42417°N 35.36389°E / 32.42417; 35.36389
Palestine grid184/173
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,624
Name meaningThe mound of thistles[2]

Jalqamus (Arabic: جلقموس) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 10 km southeast of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,867 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,624 by 2017.[1][3]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 161
  3. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics