Rammun | |
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Palestinian town | |
Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | رمّون |
• Latin | Rammun (official) |
Location of Rammun within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°55′47″N 35°17′56″E / 31.92972°N 35.29889°E | |
Palestine grid | 178/148 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Head of Village Mosque | Abo Amir Shawakha |
Elevation | 745 m (2,444 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,600 m (5,200 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 2,405 |
Name meaning | Rock Rimmon[2] |
Rammun (Arabic: رمّون) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers east of Ramallah and three kilometers south of Taybeh. Other nearby towns include Deir Dibwan to the southwest, Beitin to the east and Ein Yabrud to the northeast.[3]