Kafr Dan

Kafr Dan (Arabic: كفر ذان) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate, located 8 km northwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the town had a population of 5,148 in 2007 and 6,591 in 2017.

Kafr Dan
Municipality type C
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicكفر دان
  LatinKufr Dan (official)
Kafr Dan
Location of Kafr Dan within Palestine
Coordinates: 32°28′43″N 35°15′15″E
Palestine grid174/209
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateJenin
Government
  TypeMunicipality
Population
 (2017)
  Total6,591
Name meaningThe village of Adhan, from personal name, meaning in Arabic “the call to prayer”
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