Jenin
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
|---|---|
| • Arabic | جنين |
| • Latin | Jinin (official) Janin (unofficial) |
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| Coordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°18′00″E / 32.46111°N 35.30000°ECoordinates: 32°27′40″N 35°18′00″E / 32.46111°N 35.30000°E | |
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| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Hadem Rida |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.3 km2 (14.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 49,908 |
| • Density | 1,338.0/km2 (3,465/sq mi) |
| (plus 10,371 in Jenin refugee camp) | |
| Name meaning | The spring of gardens[2] |
Jenin (Arabic: جنين) is a city in the State of Palestine, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Jenin is a evidence of many periods of conflict and challenges faced by the Palestinians (such as displacement, raids by IDF), especially in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Various political and social issues have affected the city and its residents over the years.
Jenin came under Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority (PA) as Area A of the West Bank in 1993.[3]
Population
In 2017, Jenin had a population of approximately 50,000 people. While the Jenin refugee camp houses a population of around 14,000 Palestinians, most of those fled or were forcefully removed by israel from their homes during the 1948 Palestine War.[4][5]
Jenin Media
Painting of Jenin by David Roberts, 1839, in The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, and Nubia
A general view of Jenin, between 1890 and 1900
Street scene in Jenin, 1917. An Ottoman Army soldier (center left) with a local Arab (center right)
View of the rubble in Jenin after a quarter of the town was dynamited by British forces in 1938, as a retaliatory attack after a British official was assassinated
2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements.
Jenin, West Bank, Palestine
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Aftermath of Israel raid on Jenin, August 2024
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References
- ↑ Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (February 2018)State of Palestine. p. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ↑ Palmer, 1881, p. 147
- ↑ Assi, Seraj (5 July 2023). "Jenin’s Long History of Defiance Against Israel and Its Occupation" (in en). Haaretz. https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-07-05/ty-article-opinion/.premium/jenins-long-history-of-defiance-against-israel-and-its-occupation/00000189-261c-dcb5-a5df-677d30a70000.
- ↑ Why is Jenin a focal point of conflict in the occupied West Bank? (in en). Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ↑ Irfan, Anne. Israel Attack on Jenin Camp Creates 4,000 New Refugees, Part of Unabated Palestinian Displacement. The Wire (10 July 2023). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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