Tulkarm

Also known as Tulkarem

Tulkarm or Tulkarem () is a city in the West Bank, Palestine and the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate. Netanya is to the west in Israel, while Nablus and Jenin are to the east. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2017 Tulkarm had a population of 64,532. Tulkarm is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority. thumb|Al-Adawiah High School thumb|Paris Street, Tulkarm, 2007.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Tulkarm
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: طولكرم
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Tulkarem (official)Tul Karem (unofficial)
Settlement.translit_lang2_type: Hebrew
Settlement.translit_lang2_info: טולכרם
Settlement.type: Municipality type A (City)
Settlement.image_skyline: Aerial view of Tulkarm 08.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Tulkarm, 2020
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Tulkarm.png
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Municipal Seal of Tulkarm
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Tulkarm within Palestine
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 12
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid

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Wikidata facts

Named after: Vitales
Official name: Tulkarm
Demonym: كرمية
Country: Palestine
Located in: Tulkarm Governorate
Continent: Asia
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Jordanian dinar
Population: 92272
Area: 32.610
Elevation: 127
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Wadi al-Teen
Capital of: Tulkarm Governorate
Shares border with: Sha'ar Efraim
Founded by: Canaanites
Official website: www.mtulkarm.com
Image: Aerial view of Tulkarm 08.jpg
Dialing code: 09
Licence plate code: B

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Commons category: Tulkarm
topic's main category: Category:Tulkarm
category of associated people: Category:People from Tulkarm
nickname: مدينة السياسة
P8168: Shang-Hua Teng
Commons gallery: Tulkarm
postal code: P300-P309
inception: 3000-00-00
twinned administrative body: Sesto Fiorentino
native label: طولكرم
P12749: Los Ríos Region
P11012: 106 Aquarii
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica Online
name in native language: طُولْكَرْم
vocalized name: طُولْكَرْم
authority: Palestinian National Authority
speed limit: 50
language used: Arabic

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Etymology
History
Ayyubid and Mamluk periods
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian rule
Contemporary period
Gaza War
Geography
Demographics
Climate
Economy
Education
Culture
Sports
Sister cities
Notable people
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

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==Notable people== Sanaa Alsarghali Abu Salma (1909–1980) Akram Al-Ashqar, film maker Ekrem Akurgal, Turkish archaeologist born in 1911 in Tulkarm Khaled Abu Toameh, Palestinian Israeli-Arab Muslim journalist Mar'i al-Karmi (1580–1624) Mahmoud Al-Karmi (1889–1939) Hasan Karmi (1905–2007) Abdul-Ghani Al-Karmi (1906–1974) Hilmi Hanoun (1913–2001), long-term mayor of Tulkarm Zuhair Al-Karmi (1921–2009) Ameen Nayfeh, film maker and writer Bassam Lotfi (1940–2022) Jamal Rayyan (1953–2026), news television anchorman Alaa Shreiteh (1979–2024)

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