Tell, Nablus
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| Tell | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | تلّ |
| • Also spelled | Tel (official) Tall (unofficial) |
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| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Omar Abdel Latif Eshtaia |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 13,776 dunams (13.8 km2 or 5.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 4,334 |
| Name meaning | "Hill" |
Tell (Arabic: تلّ) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located five kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 4,334 inhabitants in 2007.[1] Most of the town's potential labor work in agriculture, with figs and olives being the major source of income.[2]
Mohammad Shtayyeh, a Palestinian economist and politician, was born in Tell.
History
In the 1931 census, taken by the British Mandate authorities, Tall had 209 occupied houses and a population of 803, all Muslim.[3]
References
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Census. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.110.
- ↑ Israeli Forces Storm Tel village In Nablus Governorate Land Research Center. 2001-12-20
- ↑ Mills, 1932, p. 65
Bibliography
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External links
- Welcome To Tall
- Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA
- Tell, areal photo
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