What is Jenin's political and administrative status?

Jenin is a city in the State of Palestine and serves as the administrative capital of the Jenin Governorate in the northern West Bank. It is governed by the Municipality of Jenin, which holds both executive and legislative powers, with the Mayor of Jenin serving as the head of government. The city falls under the authority of the Palestinian National Authority.

What is Jenin's population and geographic size?

According to the 2017 Palestine Population Census, Jenin has a population of 49,908 residents. Earlier census data from 1978 recorded a population of 30,000. The city covers an area of 37.30 square kilometres and sits at an elevation of 250 metres above sea level.

What languages are spoken in Jenin?

The official language of Jenin is Arabic. The city's native name is written as جنين (Jinin) and vocalized as جِنِينْ in Arabic script.

What organizations is Jenin a member of?

Jenin is a member of two notable organizations: the Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, and The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities (APLA). Additionally, Jenin is twinned with Coslada in Spain and Sidi Bennour in Morocco.

What is Jenin's timezone and climate context?

Jenin follows Palestine Standard Time (UTC+02:00) and Palestine Summer Time (UTC+03:00) during daylight saving time. The city is situated at an elevation of 250 metres above sea level and is located in proximity to the Jezreel Valley and the Jordan River.

What historical administrative contexts has Jenin been part of?

Jenin has been part of different political entities throughout its history. It currently belongs to the State of Palestine (with formal status dating from November 15, 1988). Previously, it was part of Mandatory Palestine from April 25, 1920 until May 14, 1948.

Jenin

City in the State of Palestine

City city Q374748

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Summary

Jenin is a city^[1]. Jenin ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,340 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

Member of: Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities^[3], The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA^[4]
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Jenin Governorate^[5]
Country: Palestine^[6]
Located in or next to body of water: Jordan River^[7]
Continent: Asia^[8]
Instance of: Municipality of Palestine type A^[9]
Official language: Arabic^[10]
Twinned administrative body: Coslada^[11], Sidi Bennour^[12]
Legislative body: Municipality of Jenin^[13]
Executive body: Municipality of Jenin^[14]
Commons category: Jenin^[15]
Located in time zone: UTC+02:00^[16], UTC+03:00^[17]
Located in/on physical feature: Jezreel Valley^[18]
Significant event: Al-Ansar Mosque airstrike^[19]
Authority: Palestinian National Authority^[20]
Topic's main category: Category:Jenin^[21]
Population: 49,908^[22], 30,000^[23]
Office held by head of government: Mayor of Jenin^[24]
Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa^[25]
Capital of: Jenin Governorate^[26]
Official name: جنين^[27]
Category for people born here: Category:Births in Jenin^[28]
Category for people who died here: Q55908792^[29]
Name in native language: جِنِينْ^[30]
Native label: جنين^[31]

Body

Physical Characteristics

Jenin covers an area of 37.30 km²^[32]. Jenin sits at an elevation of 250 m^[33].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jenin include Jenin Refugee Camp^[34], a refugee camp^[35], in Palestine^[36], founded in 1953^[37] and Jenin Brigades^[38], a militia^[39], in Palestine^[40], founded in 2021^[41], headquartered in Jenin Refugee Camp^[42].

Why It Matters

Jenin has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Jenin is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Jenin include Jenin Refugee Camp^[34], a refugee camp^[35], in Palestine^[36], founded in 1953^[37] and Jenin Brigades^[38], a militia^[39], in Palestine^[40], founded in 2021^[41], headquartered in Jenin Refugee Camp^[42].

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Located in the administrative territorial entity West Bank high0.98confirmed22 independent sources

evidence “The strike targeted a car in the area of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the military and medics said.” tribune.com.pk · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity Palestine emerging0.83confirmed3 independent sources

evidence “For decades, the “terrorism” label has been used to criminalize the Palestinian liberation movement, from designating much of the Palestinian political spectrum as “terrorist,” to carrying out colonial violence under the guise of “counterterrorism” — assassinating, imprisoning, and torturing Palestinians in Jenin, Tulkarem and across Palestine.” truthout.org · read source

Located in the administrative territorial entity northern occupied West Bank emerging0.662 independent sources

evidence “Israeli authorities established a new illegal settlement on Palestinian land in the Jenin governorate in the northern occupied West Bank on Monday, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.” dailysabah.com · read source

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Located in the administrative territorial entity northern West Bank low0.244 independent sources

evidence “The strike targeted a car in the area of Jenin in the northern West Bank, the military and medics said.” tribune.com.pk · read source

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Quick Facts

Instance of city, Municipality of Palestine type A

Country Palestine, Mandatory Palestine

Official website www.jenin.city

Coordinate location 🗺️ 32.461°, 35.300°

Capital of Jenin Governorate

Properties

Area +37.30

Authority Palestinian National Authority

Continent Asia

Described by source Pauly–Wissowa

Different from Jenin

Elevation above sea level +250

Executive body Municipality of Jenin

Legislative body Municipality of Jenin

Located in or next to body of water Jordan River

Located in the administrative territorial entity Jenin Governorate

Located in time zone UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00

Located in/on physical feature Jezreel Valley

Member of Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities, The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA

Name in native language جِنِينْ

Native label جنين

Office held by head of government Mayor of Jenin

Official language Arabic

Official name جنين

P14489 10180

Population +49908, +30000

Significant event Al-Ansar Mosque airstrike

Topic's main category Category:Jenin

Twinned administrative body Coslada, Sidi Bennour

Vocalized name جِنِينْ

External References (63)

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Arab encyclopedia concept id 159880

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Idref id 259600911

Imdb keyword jenin-palestine

Instagram location id 221262217

Israel antiquities authority id 9470

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Library of congress classification DS110.J37

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Tripadvisor id 667395

Viaf cluster id 130365398

Who's on first id 101920881

Wikimapia id 1032868

Wolfram language entity code Entity["City", {"Janin", "Jenin", "WestBank"}]

Worldcat entities id E39PBJB4crfRmFRqt3mMKdGT73

Yale lux id place/8a56f85e-b9e2-40bf-8e25-9229b4dcaffc

🌐 Available in 28 languages

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🏷️ Also known as

en Ginai en Gema en Jenine en جنين en Janine en Janin en Ginaia ar مدينة جنين ar جِنِين cs Džanin cs Jenin cs Dženín cs Dženin cs Džanín de Dschenin de Jenin de Dschanin de Djenin el Τζενίν es Yenín

🔗 Connections

Contained subdivisions 7

July 2023 Jenin incursion, Fatima Khatun Mosque, Beit Qad, Ayn al-Mansi, Cinema Jenin, The Freedom Theatre, Municipality of Jenin

People born here 7

Tarab Abdul Hadi, Belly, Sami Aldeeb, Hanadi Jaradat, Sonia Nimr, Azzam al-Ahmad, Mahmoud Tawalbe

Located in this place 3

Battle of Jenin, January 2023 Jenin incursion, 2024–2025 Palestinian Authority operation in Jenin

People who died here 3

Shireen Abu Akleh, Juliano Mer-Khamis, Hamuda Abu Al-Anya

Country 2

Palestine, Mandatory Palestine

Located in time zone 2

UTC+03:00, UTC+02:00

Named after 2

Jenin Refugee Camp, Jenin Brigades

Twinned administrative body 2

Coslada, Sidi Bennour

Authority 1

Palestinian National Authority

Capital of 1

Jenin Governorate

Category of associated people 1

Category:People from Jenin

Continent 1

Asia

Described by source 1

Pauly–Wissowa

Different from 1

Jenin

Executive body 1

Municipality of Jenin

Factgrid item id 1

Hermann Munk

Instance of 1

city

Legislative body 1

Municipality of Jenin

Located in or next to body of water 1

Jordan River

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Jenin Governorate

Located in/on physical feature 1

Jezreel Valley

Official language 1

Arabic

Residents 1

Zakaria Zubeidi

Snarc id 1

March 1

Topic's main category 1

Category:Jenin

← Capital 1

Jenin Governorate

← Category combines topics 1

Category:People from Jenin

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Jenin

← Headquarters location 1

Municipality of Jenin

← Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity 1

Taanach

← Narrative location 1

The Heart of Jenin

← Operating area 1

Jenin Brigades

← Twinned administrative body 1

Coslada

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Direct Wikidata claims

[6] ↑ Jenin — country (P17): Palestine. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Jenin — continent (P30): Asia. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Jenin — instance of (P31): Municipality of Palestine type A. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Jenin — official language (P37): Arabic. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Jenin — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Jenin Governorate. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Jenin — twinned administrative body (P190): Coslada. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Jenin — twinned administrative body (P190): Sidi Bennour. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Jenin — legislative body (P194): Municipality of Jenin. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Jenin — located in or next to body of water (P206): Jordan River. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Jenin — executive body (P208): Municipality of Jenin. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Jenin — Commons category (P373): Jenin. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Jenin — located in time zone (P421): UTC+02:00. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Jenin — located in time zone (P421): UTC+03:00. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Jenin — member of (P463): Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Jenin — member of (P463): The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Jenin — located in/on physical feature (P706): Jezreel Valley. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Jenin — significant event (P793): Al-Ansar Mosque airstrike. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Jenin — authority (P797): Palestinian National Authority. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Jenin — topic's main category (P910): Category:Jenin. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Jenin — population (P1082): 49,908. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Jenin — population (P1082): 30,000. Muʻjam buldān Filasṭīn (Dār al-Maʼmūn, 1987). wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Jenin — office held by head of government (P1313): Mayor of Jenin. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Jenin — described by source (P1343): Pauly–Wissowa. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Jenin — capital of (P1376): Jenin Governorate. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Jenin — official name (P1448): جنين. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Jenin — category for people born here (P1464): Category:Births in Jenin. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Jenin — category for people who died here (P1465): Q55908792. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Jenin — name in native language (P1559): جِنِينْ. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Jenin — native label (P1705): جنين. wikidata.org.
[33] ↑ Jenin — elevation above sea level (P2044): 250 m. Muʻjam buldān Filasṭīn (Dār al-Maʼmūn, 1987). wikidata.org.
[32] ↑ Jenin — area (P2046): 37.30 km². wikidata.org.

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9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Wikidata description → City in the State of Palestine

Instance of → city, Municipality of Palestine type A

Located in time zone → UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00

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16w ago · Textcurator · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Instance of → city, Municipality of Palestine type A

Wikidata description → City in the State of Palestine

Official website → https://www.jenin.city

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