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Azzun ( ) is a Palestinian town in the northern West Bank , located 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm and is a part of the Qalqilya Governorate .1According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Azzun had a population of approximately 8,300 in mid-year 2006.2Most of the inhabitants are Muslim , however there is also a significant Christian minority. Azzun was a site of battle - part of Napoleon Bonaparte 's campaign in Ottoman Syria . An Arab poet, Ibrahim Touqan was quoted as saying, "by means of Azzun, how soaked [in] the blood [of] Franks [in the] mother valley." Prior to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War , the town had a total land area of 24,496 dunams . Today, the town consists of 9,130 dunams of which 1,209 dunams is built-up area. There are four mosques located in the town. Most of the population works in agriculture and herding (40%) or trade and handicrafts (41%), while the 19% work in public sectors. In 2008, the town's unemployment rate was 19%.3
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Palestinian Authority municipality Azzoun or (also spelled Azzun ( عزّون which comes from the root word "عز" (transliteration: ′Izz which means honor or esteem) is a Palestinian town in Qalqilya Governorate in the northern West Bank , located 9 kilometers west of Qalqilya and 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Azzoun, together with the adjacent villages of Islah and Izbat al-Tabib, had a population of over 8,900 in 2007.The vast majority of the inhabitants are Muslim , with a very small Christian minority.
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Municipality type B in Qalqilya, State of Palestine 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, together with the adjacent villages of Islah and Izbat al-Tabib, had a population of over 8,900 in 2007. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Muslim , with a very small Christian minority.
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Palestinian town in Qalqilya, State of Palestine Municipality type B in Qalqilya, State of Palestine 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, together with the adjacent villages of Islah and Izbat al-Tabib, had a population of over 8,900 in 2007. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Muslim , with a very small Christian minority.
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Palestinian town in Qalqilya, State of Palestine Municipality type B in Qalqilya, State of Palestine 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 . Azzun was established in the 17th or 18th century by the Bani Sa'b tribe.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. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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palestinian town in the northern west bank
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palestinian town in qalqilya governorate in the northern west bank
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