Jenin Governorate

The Jenin Governorate is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the , including the area around the city of , which is the district capital or muhfaza of the district.
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  • Type: governorate of the State of Palestine with 311,000 residents
  • Description: governorate within the Palestinian Territories
  • Also known as: “Gobernacion de Yenin”, “Janin”, “Jenin County”, “llywodraethiaeth Jenin”, “Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanīn”, “Nafat Ǧanīn”, “جنين (محافظة)”, and “ஜெனின் கவர்னரேட்”

Places of Interest

Highlights: The Freedom Theatre and Burkin Church.

Theater building
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is a community-based theatre and…

Church
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The Burqin Church, also known as the Church of the Ten… is situated 4 km west of Jenin Governorate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jenin and Jenin Refugee Camp.

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is a city in the , , and is the capital of the Governorate.

Town
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The , also known as the Jenin camp…

Village
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is a Palestinian town in the northern located 5 km west of . is situated 3½ km west of Jenin Governorate.

Jenin Governorate

Latitude
32.46° or 32° 27′ 36″ north
Longitude
35.3° or 35° 18′ east
Population
311,000
Elevation
153 metres (502 feet)
Open location code
8G4QF862+22
Geo­Names ID
7828733
Wiki­data ID
Q519311
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Jenin Governorate” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محافظة جنين”
  • Aragonese: “Gubernación de Yenín”
  • Asturian: “Gobernación de Yenín”
  • Basque: “Jeningo Gobernazioa”
  • Catalan: “Governació de Jenin”
  • Central Kurdish: “پارێزگای جەنین”
  • Chinese: “杰宁省”
  • Dutch: “Jenin”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محافظة جنين”
  • French: “gouvernorat de Jénine”
  • French: “Gouvernorat de Jénine”
  • Galician: “Gobernación de Xinin”
  • German: “Gouvernement Dschenin”
  • German: “Jenin Governorate”
  • Greek: “Κυβερνείο Τζενίν”
  • Hebrew: “ג’נין”
  • Hebrew: “נפת ג’נין”
  • Hindi: “जेनीन प्रांत”
  • Hungarian: “Dzsenín kormányzóság”
  • Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Jenin”
  • Italian: “governatorato di Jenin”
  • Italian: “Governatorato di Jenin”
  • Japanese: “ジェニーン”
  • Japanese: “ジェニーン県”
  • Korean: “제닌주”
  • Lithuanian: “Dženino muchafaza”
  • Malay: “Kawasan Pentadbiran Jenin”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jenin guvernement”
  • Persian: “استان جنین”
  • Polish: “Dżanin”
  • Portuguese: “Jenim”
  • Portuguese: “Província de Jenim”
  • Portuguese: “Província de Jenin”
  • Romanian: “Guvernoratul Jenin”
  • Russian: “Джанин”
  • Russian: “Дженин”
  • Scots: “Jenin Govrenorate”
  • Serbian: “Гувернорат Џенин”
  • Slovenian: “Guvernat Dženin”
  • Spanish: “Gobernación de Yenín”
  • Tamil: “யனீன் ஆளுநரகம்”
  • Tamil: “ஜெனின் ஆளுநரகம்”
  • Thai: “เขตผู้ว่าการญินีน”
  • Turkish: “Cenin valiliği”
  • Ukrainian: “Джанін (провінція)”
  • Ukrainian: “Джанін”
  • Urdu: “محافظہ جنین”
  • Welsh: “Llywodraethiaeth Jenin”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع جنین”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Al Baldah al Qadīmah and Ḩayy al Marāḩ.

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