Jenin
Jenin (/ʒəˈniːn/; Arabic: جنين, Ǧinīn, ⓘ) is a city in the State of Palestine, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The city serves as the administrative center of the Jenin Governorate of Palestine and is a major center for the surrounding towns. Jenin came under Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority as Area A of the West Bank in 1993.
Jenin | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | جنين |
| • Latin | Jinin (official) Janin (unofficial) |
| Hebrew transcription(s) | |
| • Hebrew | ג'נין |
The Jenin Horse sculpture in Jenin, Palestine (September 2023) | |
Jenin Location of Jenin within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°18′00″E | |
| Palestine grid | 178/207 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37,342 dunams (37.3 km2 or 14.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 49,908 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| (plus 10,371 in Jenin refugee camp) | |
In 2017, Jenin had a population of approximately 50,000 people, whilst the Jenin refugee camp had a population of about 10,000, housing Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes during the 1948 Palestine War. The camp has since become a stronghold of Palestinian militants, and the location of several incidents relating to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.