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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| Coordinates: 32°12′03.18″N 35°12′46.75″E / 32.2008833°N 35.2129861°ECoordinates: 32°12′03.18″N 35°12′46.75″E / 32.2008833°N 35.2129861°E | |
| Governorate | Nablus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| • Head of Municipality | Omar Abdel Latif Eshtaia |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 13,776 dunams (13.8 km2 or 5.319 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]
Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, the famous Palestinian economist was born in Tell. He also served as minister of public works and housing as well as the President of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction "PECDAR".[citation needed]
[edit] 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
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