Kafr Dan

Kafr Dan
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicكفر دان
 • Latin (official)Kufr Dan
Kafr Dan is located in State of Palestine
Kafr Dan
Kafr Dan
Location of Kafr Dan within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°28′43″N 35°15′15″E / 32.47861°N 35.25417°E / 32.47861; 35.25417
Palestine grid174/209
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total6,591
Name meaning"the village of adhan (call to prayer)"[2]

Kafr Dan (Arabic: كفر ذان) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate, located 8 km northwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 5,148 in 2007 and 6,591 in 2017.[1][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. 147
  3. ^ 2007 Locality Population Statistics Archived 2010-12-10 at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 105.