Fahma | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | فحمة |
 Fahma | |
  Fahma Location of Fahma within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°23′00″N 35°10′46″E / 32.38333°N 35.17944°E | |
| Palestine grid | 167/198 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,193 |
| Name meaning | The charcoal[2] |
Fahma (Arabic: فحمة) is a Palestinian town in the Jenin Governorate in the Western area of the West Bank, located 15 kilometers Southwest of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 2,439 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 3,193 by 2017.[1][3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 182
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived September 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics