Saffarin | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | سفارين |
Location of Saffarin within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 32°15′43″N 35°06′39″E / 32.26194°N 35.11083°E | |
Palestine grid | 160/185 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Tulkarm |
Government | |
• Type | Village council |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 754 |
Name meaning | Sefarin, from personal name[2] |
Saffarin (Arabic: سفارين) is a Palestinian village in the western West Bank, in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 11 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Saffarin had a population of about 1,037 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 754 by 2017.[1][3] 9.8% of the population of Saffarin were refugees in 1997.[4] The healthcare facilities for Saffarin are designated as MOH level 2.[5]