Tulkarm

Tulkarm

طولكرم
Tulkarm طولكرم
Municipality type A (City)
Arabic transcription(s)
• Arabic	طولكرم
• Latin	Tulkarem (official); Tul Karem (unofficial)
	Tulkarm, 2020
	Municipal Seal of Tulkarm
	Interactive map of Tulkarm
	Tulkarm Location of Tulkarm within Palestine
Palestine grid	152/190
State	State of Palestine
Governorate	Tulkarm
Founded	Late 12th century
Government
• Type	City
• Head of Municipality	Riyad Awad (17 April 2022–)
Area
• Total	28.8 km2 (11.1 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	64,532
• Density	2,240/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Name meaning	The long (place) of the vineyard.
Website	www.tulkarm.org

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Tulkarm or Tulkarem (Arabic: طولكرم, romanized: Ṭūlkaram) 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.