Meithalun

Meithalun
Other transcription(s)
- Arabic	ميثلون
Meithalun Location of Meithalun within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 32°20′56.92″N 35°16′23.98″E / 32.3491444°N 35.2733278°E / 32.3491444; 35.2733278Coordinates: 32°20′56.92″N 35°16′23.98″E / 32.3491444°N 35.2733278°E / 32.3491444; 35.2733278
Governorate	Jenin
Government
- Type	Village Council
Area
- Jurisdiction	12 dunams (0 km2 / 0 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Jurisdiction	7,006

Meithalun (Arabic: ميثلون‎) is a Palestinian town in the West Bank, located 17 km South of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 7,006 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.^[1] The town has four mosques, 6 schools, 4 pharmacies, 2 weather stations, 2 kindergartens, 2 clinics: matgernity; general, plenty of workshops, 2 multipurpose halls, 2 cemitaries, 1 police station, minstry of interior office, 3 backery shops, 4 Internet cafes, 2 cultural centers, 2 major diwans, 1 Bank (Bank of Palestine) with ATM and a lot more services. The town occupies an area of 12 thousand donums.

Footnotes

1. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Jenin Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

External links

• Meithalun Website
• Meithalun Municipality Website
• Palestine remembered