Far'un
Far'un | |
|---|---|
| Far'un | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | فرعون |
| • Latin | Far'oun (official) Far'on (unofficial) |
Street in Faroun | |
Far'un Location of Far'un within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′10″N 35°01′23″E / 32.28611°N 35.02306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 152/188 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tulkarm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Highest elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 4,131 |
| Name meaning | "Pharaoh" Or "Kafr Awn" which means the Awn's town. |
Far'un (Arabic: فرعون) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, located four kilometers south of Tulkarm near the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Far'un had a population of 3,100 inhabitants in 2007 and 4,131 by 2017.