Jalqamus | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | جلقموس |
Location of Jalqamus within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°25′27″N 35°21′50″E / 32.42417°N 35.36389°E | |
Palestine grid | 184/173 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Jenin |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,624 |
Name meaning | The mound of thistles[2] |
Jalqamus (Arabic: جلقموس) is a Palestinian village in the West Bank, located 10 km southeast of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 1,867 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 2,624 by 2017.[1][3]