Tammun
Tammun | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | طمّون |
| • Latin | Tamoun (official) Tamon (unofficial) |
Tammun | |
Tammun Location of Tammun within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′03″N 35°23′09″E / 32.28417°N 35.38583°E | |
| Palestine grid | 186/187 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Tubas |
| Founded | 15th century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality (from 1997) |
| • Head of Municipality | Muhammad Ahmad Bsharat |
| Area | |
• Total | 81.0 km2 (31.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 13,117 |
| • Density | 162/km2 (419/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Quiet", or "To Overflow" |
Tammun (Arabic: طمّون) is a Palestinian town in the Tubas Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 13 kilometers northeast of Nablus and five kilometers south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank. Tammun had a population of approximately 10,795 inhabitants in 2007 and 13,117 by 2017.