Jenin Governorate

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JENIN Jenin TULKARM Tulkarm Tubas TUBAS NABLUS Nablus Shomron Qalqiliya QALQILYA Salfit ARIEL RAMALLAH Ramallah and al-Bireh Matte Binyamin MODI'IN ILLIT JERICHO Biq'at HaYarden Jericho MA'ALE ADUMMIM JERUSALEM Jerusalem BETAR ILLIT BETHLEHEM Gush Etzion Bethlehem Megilot HEBRON Hebron Har Hebron YATTA

The Jenin Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنين‎) is one of a number of Governorates of the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the Palestinian Territories, It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank including the area around the city of Jenin. It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the Palestinian National Authority. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005. It is governed by Qadoura Mousa.

Contents 1 Localities 1.1 Municipalities 1.2 Towns and villages 2 See also 3 Source

[edit] Localities

[edit] Municipalities

• Arrabah
• Jenin (includes Jenin camp)
• Qabatiya
• Yabad
• al-Yamun

[edit] Towns and villages

The following is a list of Palestinian localities in the Jenin Governorate with populations of 1000+

• Ajjah
• Araqah
• Arranah
• Anzah
• al-Attara
• Barta'a ash-Sharqiyah
• Bir al-Basha
• Birqin
• Dahiyat Sabah al-Khei
• Deir Abu Da'if
• Deir Ghazaleh
• Fahma
• Fandaqumiya
• Faqqua
• Jalamah
• Jalbun
• Jalqamus
• Kafr Dan
• Kafr Rai
• Kufeirit
• Mirka
• Misilyah
• Meithalun
• al-Mughayyir
• Rummanah
• Sanur
• ash-Shuhada
• Silat ad-Dhahr
• Silat al-Harithiya
• at-Tayba
• Ti'inik
• Tura al-Gharbiya
• Umm ar-Rihan
• Umm at-Tut
• Zababdeh
• Zububa

[edit] See also

• Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority

[edit] Source

• Administrative divisions in Palestine

v • d • e Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority West Bank Jerusalem · Bethlehem · Hebron · Jenin · Jericho · Nablus · Qalqilya · Ramallah and al-Bireh · Salfit · Tubas  · Tulkarm Gaza Strip Deir al-Balah · Gaza · Khan Yunis · North Gaza · Rafah