Kafr Jammal

Kufr Jammal
Kufr Jamaal
Kafr Jamal
Hebrew transcription(s)
 • Judaicכפר ג'מאל
Kufr Jammal
Kufr Jammal
Kufr Jammal is located in State of Palestine
Kufr Jammal
Kufr Jammal
Location of Kufr Jammal within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°13′31″N 35°02′39″E / 32.22528°N 35.04417°E / 32.22528; 35.04417
Palestine grid154/181
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateTulkarm
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total2,855
Name meaningThe village of camel-drivers[2]

Kafr Jammal (Arabic: كفر جمّال), is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the western edge of the West Bank. It is located about halfway between Qalqilyah and Tulkarm, and had a population of 2,855 in 2017.[1] The village is mainly agricultural, and mostly raises olive and citrus crops. Kafr Jammal is at an altitude of 257 meters, and is bordered by Falamya (Falameh, Falāma) in the west, Kafr Zibad in the east, Jayyous in the south, and Kafr Sur to the north.

  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. 183