Tulkarm
32°18′45″N 35°1′36″E / 32.31250°N 35.02667°E
Tulkarm
طولكرم | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | طولكرم |
| • Latin | Tulkarem (official) Tul Karem (unofficial) |
Tulkarm, 2020 | |
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Municipal Seal of Tulkarm | |
Interactive map of Tulkarm | |
| 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 |
Tulkarm or Tulkarem (Arabic: طولكرم, Ṭūlkarm) 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.