Qaqun

Qaqun was a Palestinian Arab village located 6 kilometers northwest of the city of at the only entrance to Mount Nablus from the coastal .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: Palestinian Arab village in Tulkarm subdistrict
  • Also known as: “’Omes”, “Kakon”, “Omets”, and “Qāqūn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Utopia Park.

Park
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is situated 3 km southeast of Qaqun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ometz and HaMa’apil.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located in the near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 802.

Village
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HaMa'apil is a kibbutz in central . It is located near within the jurisdiction of the . In 2024 it had a population of 929.

Village
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is a moshav in central . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of . In 2024 it had a population of 1,782.

Qaqun

Latitude
32.37016° or 32° 22′ 13″ north
Longitude
34.99339° or 34° 59′ 36″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
8G4P9XCV+39
Geo­Names ID
293978
Wiki­data ID
Q2919625
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qaqun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قاقون”
  • Arabic: “قرية قاقون”
  • Chinese: “夸昆”
  • Chinese: “誇昆”
  • French: “Qaqun”
  • Hebrew: “Omeẕ”
  • Hebrew: “אומץ”
  • Hebrew: “אמץ”
  • Hebrew: “קאקון”
  • Hebrew: “קקון”
  • Hebrew: “תל קקון”
  • Indonesian: “Qaqun”
  • Japanese: “カクン”
  • Persian: “قاقون”
  • Russian: “Какун (деревня)”
  • Russian: “Какун”
  • South Azerbaijani: “کاکون”
  • Turkish: “Kakun”
  • Urdu: “قاقون”

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