Azzun
Azzun (also spelled Azzoun) (عزّون, from the root word عز ′izz which means honor or esteem) is a Palestinian town in Qalqilya Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Qalqilya and 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Azzun had a population of 9,269 in 2017. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Muslim, with a very small Christian minority.
Azzun | |
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Municipality type B | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عزّون |
| • Latin | 'Azzoun (official) Azon (unofficial) |
Azzun | |
Map of path of the separation barrier around the Qalqilya and Hableh-Ras Atiya enclaves and the proposed path around Azzun | |
Azzun Location of Azzun within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°10′35″N 35°03′34″E | |
| Palestine grid | 155/175 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Ahmed Abdullah Umran Shanarah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,130 dunams (9.1 km2 or 3.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 9,269 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | Azzun, personal name |
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