Palestinian city in the West Bank
Tulkarm
Tulkarm or Tulkarem is a city in the West Bank, Palestine and the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate.
Netanya is to the west in Israel, while Nablus and Jenin are to the east. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in 2017 Tulkarm had a population of 64,532. Tulkarm is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority.
Get in
Getting to Tulkarm
It's probably easiest to get in from Nablus. It is about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Nablus, further southwest of Jenin, and 15 km (9.3 mi) east of the Israeli coastal city of Netanya.
See
Worth seeing
- 01Tulkarm Archaeological Museum
Paris Street (in front of the town hall).
- 02Church of Saint George
Do
Things to do
Mega Land (ميجا لاند), an amusement park.
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