Tulkarm

Tulkarm
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicطولكرم
 • LatinTulkarem (official)
Tul Karem (unofficial)
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • Hebrewטולכרם
Tulkarm, 2020
Tulkarm, 2020
Official logo of Tulkarm
Tulkarm is located in State of Palestine
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 grid152/190
State State of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
FoundedLate 12th century
Government
 • TypeCity
 • Head of MunicipalityRiyad Awad (17 April 2022–)
Area
 • Total28,793 dunams (28.8 km2 or 11.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total64,532
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Name meaningThe long (place) of the vineyard.[2]
Websitewww.tulkarm.org
Al-Adawiah High School
Paris Street, Tulkarm, 2007.

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.

  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. 194