Jenin

Summary

Jenin is a city^[1]. Jenin ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (763 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jenin was a member of Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities^[3].
• Jenin was a member of The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA^[4].
• Jenin is located in Jenin Governorate^[5].
• Jenin is in the country of Palestine^[6].
• Jenin is on the body of water Jordan River^[7].
• Jenin is on the continent of Asia^[8].
• Jenin's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Jenin's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Palestine type A^[10].
• Jenin's official language is recorded as Arabic^[11].
• Jenin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coslada^[12].
• Jenin's twinned administrative body is recorded as Sidi Bennour^[13].
• Jenin's legislative body is recorded as Municipality of Jenin^[14].
• Jenin's executive body is recorded as Municipality of Jenin^[15].
• Jenin's Commons category is recorded as Jenin^[16].
• Jenin's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[17].
• Jenin's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[18].
• Jenin's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.461111111111116, 'lon': 35.3}^[19].
• Jenin's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Jezreel Valley^[20].
• Jenin's significant event is recorded as Al-Ansar Mosque airstrike^[21].
• Jenin's authority is recorded as Palestinian National Authority^[22].
• Jenin's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jenin^[23].
• Jenin has a population of {'amount': '+49908'}^[24].
• Jenin has a population of {'amount': '+30000'}^[25].
• Jenin's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Jenin^[26].
• Jenin's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[27].

Body

Geography

Jenin is in the country of Palestine^[6]. Jenin is located in Jenin Governorate^[5]. Jenin is on the body of water Jordan River^[7]. Jenin is on the continent of Asia^[8].

Physical Characteristics

Jenin covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.30'}^[28]. Jenin sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+250'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+49908'}^[24] and {'amount': '+30000'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and Municipality of Palestine type A^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jenin include Jenin Brigades^[30], a militia^[31], in Palestine^[32], founded in 2021^[33], headquartered in Jenin Refugee Camp^[34] and Jenin Refugee Camp^[35], a refugee camp^[36], in Palestine^[37], founded in 1953^[38].

Why It Matters

Jenin ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (763 views/month).^[2] Jenin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Jenin is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Jenin include Jenin Brigades^[30], a militia^[31], in Palestine^[32], founded in 2021^[33], headquartered in Jenin Refugee Camp^[34] and Jenin Refugee Camp^[35], a refugee camp^[36], in Palestine^[37], founded in 1953^[38].