Rammun

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Rammun


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arname=رمّون
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altOffSp=Ramun
altUnoSp=Ramon
governorate=rb
latd=31|latm=55|lats=47.06|latNS=N
longd=35 |longm=17|longs=56.33|longEW=E
population=3,200
popyear=2006 [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop07.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]
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mayor=Abed Mohamed Jabaia [ [http://www.nablus.org/en/htm/guide/Municipalities.htm Mayors of Municipalities] Nablus Municipality]

Rammun ( _ar. رمّون) is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the central West Bank, located twelve kilometers east of Ramallah and three kilometers south of Taybeh. Other nearby towns include Deir Dibwan to the southwest, Beitin to the east and Ein Yabrud to the northeast. [http://198.62.75.1/www1/ofm/sbf/Books/LA48/48335HT.pdf A Byzantine Tomb at the Village of Rammun] Taha, Hamada. Palestinian Department of Antiquities.] According to the >

History and archeology

Rammun is identified with the rock mentioned in the Bible as "Rimmon". It also is suggested to be the town of Rimmon mentioned in the Map of Madaba, located fifteen miles north of Jerusalem, between Bethel and Jericho. It was noted by Ottoman dafters as being a part of the Jerusalem District in the 16th century.

There are Byzantine, Crusader, Ayyubid, Mamluk and Ottoman remains in the town including a mosaic in the town's mosque, an ancient burial cave and sanitary pit. The burial cave dates back to Byzantine times and contained pottery lamps, sandals and cross-shaped medallions.

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