The Jenin Governorate () is one of 16

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. It covers the northern extremity of the

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, including the area around the city of

Jenin Jenin ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and is the capital of the Jenin Governorate. It is a hub for the surrounding towns. Jenin came under Israeli occupied territories, Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administra ...

, which is the district capital or ''muhfaza'' of the district. According to the

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2017 Census, the governorate had a population of 314,866. This is an increase from the reported population of 256,619 in the 2007 Census2007 Locality Population Statistics

living in 47,437 households. 100,701 inhabitants (or 39%) were under the age of 63 (or 31%) were registered refugees. According to the

1997 Census, the Governorate had a population of 195,074. It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the

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. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of

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in 2005.

History

In 1517, when Ottoman

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annexed the area, it was awarded as fief to Emir Tarabay ibn Qaraja, chieftain of the Bani Hareth,who supported the Ottomans by contributing guides and scouts.Ze'evi, 1996, p
41
the Tarabays were granted the territory of the ''

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'' ("District") of Lajjun, which was a part of the province of

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, and encompassed the

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, northern

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, and a part of the north-central coastline of Palestine as its territory.Agmon, 2006, p. 65. This area was called "Bilad Haritha" and was composed of four sub-districts (Jenin, Sahel Atlit, Sha'ra, and Shafa), and encompassed a total of 55 villages, including

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, Jenin, and Baysan.The Cultural Landscape of the Tell Jenin Region
Leiden University Open Access, p.29, p.32. Following the dissolution of the Turabay Emirate, the region later forming the Tubas Governorate belonged to Jabal Nablus. Like other regions of Nablus' peripheral hinterland, it followed the provincial center, led by a closely knit web of economic, social and political relations between Nablus’ urban notables and the city’s surroundings. With the help of rural trading partners, these urban notables established trading

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that transformed Jabal Nablus’ autarkic economy into an export-driven market, shipping vast quantities of

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s and

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to off-shore markets. Increasing demand for these

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in the Ottoman Empire’s urban centers and in Europe spurred demographic growth and settlement expansion in the lowlands surrounding Jabal Nablus. During the first six months of the

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the

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shot dead 59 people in Jenin Governorate.B'Tselem information sheet July 1989. p.4
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Localities

Cities

(includes Jenin camp) * Qabatiya

Municipalities

* Ajjah * Arrabah * Burqin * Dahiyat Sabah al-Khei * Deir Abu Da'if * Jaba * Kafr Dan * Kafr Rai * Meithalun * Silat al-Harithiya * Silat ad-Dhahr * Ya'bad * al-Yamun * Zababdeh

Village councils

The following is a list of

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localities in the Jenin Governorate with populations of more than 1,000. * 'Anin * Anzah * Araqah * Arranah * al-Attara * Barta'a ash-Sharqiyah * Beit Qad * Bir al-Basha * Deir Ghazaleh * Fahma * Fandaqumiya * Faqqua * Jalamah * Jalbun * Jalqamus * Judeida * Kufeirit * Mirka * Misilyah * al-Mughayyir * Nazlet Zeid * Rummanah * Sanur * ash-Shuhada * Sir * at-Tayba *

Ti'inik Ti'inik, also transliterated Ti’innik (), or Ta'anakh/Taanach (), is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian village, located 13 km northwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The village is located on the slopes of an Tell (ar ...

* Tura al-Gharbiya * Umm ar-Rihan *

Umm at-Tut Umm al-Tut (, literally "mulberry, Mulberries Place") is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian village 6 km southeast of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a ...

* Zububa

References

External links

Administrative divisions in the Palestinian Territories
{{Coord, 32.46, 35.3, display=title, region:PS-JEN Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority in the West Bank