Tulkarm founded

2999 BCE.

Shown on the map at 32.311°, 35.031°.

Tulkarm or Tulkarem (Arabic: طولكرم, romanized: Ṭūlkaram) 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.

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