Rammun

Rammun
Palestinian town
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicرمّون
 • LatinRammun (official)
Rammun is located in State of Palestine
Rammun
Rammun
Location of Rammun within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°55′47″N 35°17′56″E / 31.92972°N 35.29889°E / 31.92972; 35.29889
Palestine grid178/148
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRamallah and al-Bireh
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of Village MosqueAbo 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]
 • Total2,405
Name meaningRock 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]

  1. ^ 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. 241
  3. ^ H. Taha (1998). "A Byzantine Tomb at the Village of Rammun". Liber Annuus. 48: 335–344.