Al-Yamun

al-Yamun
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicاليامون
al-Yamun is located in State of Palestine
al-Yamun
al-Yamun
Location of al-Yamun within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°29′11.35″N 35°14′06.98″E / 32.4864861°N 35.2352722°E / 32.4864861; 35.2352722
Palestine grid171/210
StateState of Palestine State of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
 • Total20,361 dunams (20.4 km2 or 7.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total20,774
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Name meaningFrom 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]

  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. 156
  3. ^ a b Israeli army's terror and Sabotage actions in Al Yamun town, Jenin District Archived 2016-08-14 at the Wayback Machine Applied Research Institute of Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2004-07-05.
  4. ^ 2007 Locality Population Statistics. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).