Far'un

Far'un

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Far'un


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arname=فرعون
meaning="Pharaoh"
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altOffSp=Far'oun
altUnoSp=Far'on
governorate=tk
population=3,200
popyear=2006
latd=32 |latm=17|lats=09.39|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=01|longs=22.55|longEW=E
area=4,333
areakm=4.3
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Far'un ( _ar. فرعون) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located five kilometers south of Tulkarm near the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Far'un had a population of approximately 3,200 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop03.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Tulkarm Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.]

The total land area of the town 8,800 dunams, however nearly half of Far'un's land has been confiscated by Israeli authorities. It currently has a land area of 4,333 dunams of which 495 is built-up area. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=905 Closure of an agricultural Wall gate threatens the olive-picking season in Far'un village] Land Research Center. 2006-09-18.] About 70% of the town's land is planted with olive groves, 5% is cultivated with citrus, guava and almond trees. [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=295 Effects of the Segregation Wall and Israeli military garrison on the Palestinian village of Faro'un / Tulkarm governorate] Land Research Center. 2003-09-06.]

Most of the town's labor force is employed in agriculture or work inside Israel. Far'un is governed by a Village Council and contains a mosque, two schools, a medical clinic and a child care center. Just outside Far'un lies "Khirbet Nus Jbeil" which was built in 1265, dedicated to the Mamluk leader Baibars. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Far_un_1124/Article_8384.html Far'un] PalestineRemembered. ar icon]

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