al-Yamun | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | اليامون |
Location of al-Yamun within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°29′11.35″N 35°14′06.98″E / 32.4864861°N 35.2352722°E | |
Palestine grid | 171/210 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 20,361 dunams (20.4 km2 or 7.9 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 20,774 |
• Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
Name meaning | From a personal name[2] |
Al-Yamun (Arabic: اليامون) is a Palestinian town located nine kilometers west of Jenin in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank. Al-Yamun's land area consists of approximately 20,000 dunams, of which 1,300 dunams is built-up area.[3]
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 16,383 inhabitants in the 2007 census and 20,774 by 2017.[1][4] The population is formed mainly of a number of families such as Frehat, Khamaysa, Samudi, Hushiya, Abu al-Hija, Samara, 'Abahra, Zaid, Jaradat, Sharqieh and Nawahda that sourced many inspirational figures such as Jad and Ayham Frihat.[3]