Kufr Jammal
Kufr Jamaal | |
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Kafr Jamal | |
Hebrew transcription(s) | |
• Judaic | כפר ג'מאל |
Location of Kufr Jammal within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°13′31″N 35°02′39″E / 32.22528°N 35.04417°E | |
Palestine grid | 154/181 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Tulkarm |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,855 |
Name meaning | The 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.