Qaqun
Qaqun was a Palestinian Arab village located 6 kilometers northwest of the city of Tulkarm at the only entrance to Mount Nablus from the coastal Sharon plain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ometz and HaMa’apil.
Ometz
Village
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Ometz is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the coastal plain near Zemer, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 810.
HaMa’apil
Village
HaMa'apil is a kibbutz in central Israel. It is located near Ahituv within the jurisdiction of the Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 932.
Ahituv
Village
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Ahituv is a moshav in central Israel. Located near Hadera, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 1,509.
Qaqun
- Categories: district, depopulated Palestinian village, human settlement, village, and former settlement
- Location: Central District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
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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”
- Russian: “Какун (деревня)”
- Russian: “Какун”
- South Azerbaijani: “کاکون”
- Turkish: “Kakun”
- Urdu: “قاقون”
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