Qaffin
| Qaffin |
| Other transcription(s) |
| • Arabic |
قفّين |
| • Also spelled |
Qaffein (official) |
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Location of Qaffin within the Palestinian territories
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| Coordinates: |
| Governorate |
Tulkarm |
| Government |
| • Type |
Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality |
Tayseer Harsha |
| Population (2006) |
| • Jurisdiction |
8,750 |
Qaffin (Arabic: قفّين) is a Palestinian town located 22 kilometers (14 mi) northeast of Tulkarm in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank. The town is an agricultural town. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, its population consisted over 8,750 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. The built-up area of the town, 1,000 dunams.[1]
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