Jenin
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), especially in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Various political and social issues have affected the city and its residents over the years.
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
|---|---|
| • Arabic | جنين |
| • Latin | Jinin (official) Janin (unofficial) |
 | |
| 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 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 who 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
Arab American University in Jenin
Related pages
References
- ↑ (February 2018) Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 . State of Palestine, 64–82. Report.
- ↑ 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?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ↑ Irfan, Anne (10 July 2023). "Israel Attack on Jenin Camp Creates 4,000 New Refugees, Part of Unabated Palestinian Displacement". The Wire. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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