Arabbuna | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عربونة |
  Arabbuna Location of Arabbuna within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°30′43″N 35°21′47″E / 32.51194°N 35.36306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 184/213 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,025 |
| Name meaning | 'earnest money' in Arabic[1] |
'Arabbuna (Arabic: عربّونة) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank governorate of Jenin. The village is located 9 km north of the city of Jenin, south of the West Bank separation barrier[2] and according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) the village had a population of 1,025 in 2017.[3] Prehistoric flint tools from the Upper and Middle Paleolithic period were found south of the village. Archaeological remains from the Byzantine era were found in the village. It is offered as the location of settlement called "Araba", mentioned by Eusebius in the 4th century CE.