Deir al-Ghusun

Deir al-Ghusun
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicدير الغصون
 • LatinDeir al-Ghusoun (official)
Dayr al-Ghusoun (unofficial)
Deir al-Ghusun is located in State of Palestine
Deir al-Ghusun
Deir al-Ghusun
Location of Deir al-Ghusun within Palestine
Deir al-Ghusun is located in the West Bank
Deir al-Ghusun
Deir al-Ghusun
Deir al-Ghusun (the West Bank)
Coordinates: 32°21′11″N 35°04′37″E / 32.35306°N 35.07694°E / 32.35306; 35.07694
Palestine grid157/195
State Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeMunicipality (from 1997)
 • Head of MunicipalityNasuh Badran
Area
 • Total13,100 dunams (13.1 km2 or 5.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total9,936
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Name meaning"The convent of the branches"[2]
Websitewww.deiralghusoon.com

Deir al-Ghusun (Arabic: دير الغصون) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate, located eight kilometers northeast of the city of Tulkarm in the northern West Bank, Palestine. The town is near the Green Line (border between Israel and the West Bank). The town had a population of 9,936 in 2017.[1] Its altitude is 200 meters.

  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. 181