Jenin Governorate

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Jenin Qabatiya Ya'bad Yamun JENIN Tulkarm TULKARM TUBAS Tubas Nablus NABLUS QALQILYA Qalqilyah SALFIT Salfit RAMALLAH AND AL-BIREH Ramallah al-Bireh Beitunia Jericho JERICHO Jerusalem (al-Quds) JERUSALEM Bethlehem BETHLEHEM HEBRON Halhul Hebron Yatta Dura ad-Dhahiriya

The Jenin Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنين‎) is one of a number of Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the Palestinian Territories, It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank including the area around the city of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the Governorate had a population of 256,212 (6.8% of the Palestinian population) with 48,169 households in mid-year 2007.^[1] It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the Palestinian National Authority. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005. It is governed by Qadoura Mousa.

Contents 1 Localities 1.1 Cities 1.2 Municipalities 1.3 Village councils 2 See also 3 Source

[edit] Localities

[edit] Cities

• Jenin (includes Jenin camp)

[edit] Municipalities

• Ajjah
• Arrabah
• Burqin
• Deir Abu Da'if
• Jaba
• Kafr Dan
• Kafr Rai
• Meithalun
• Qabatiya
• Silat al-Harithiya
• Yabad
• al-Yamun

[edit] Village councils

The following is a list of Palestinian localities in the Jenin Governorate with populations of 1000+

'Anin Anzah Araqah Arranah al-Attara Barta'a ash-Sharqiyah Bir al-Basha Dahiyat Sabah al-Khei Deir Ghazaleh Fahma Fandaqumiya Faqqua Jalamah Jalbun Jalqamus Kufeirit

Mirka Misilyah al-Mughayyir Nazlet Zeid Rummanah Sanur ash-Shuhada Silat ad-Dhahr Sir at-Tayba Ti'inik Tura al-Gharbiya Umm ar-Rihan Umm at-Tut Zababdeh Zububa

[edit] See also

• Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority

[edit] Source

• Administrative divisions in Palestine

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Coordinates: 32°28′N 35°18′E / 32.46°N 35.3°E / 32.46; 35.3