Azzoun

Also known as ‘Izbat at Tabib

Azzun (also spelled Azzoun) (, from the root word عز ′izz which means honor or esteem) is a Palestinian town in Qalqilya Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 9 kilometers east of Qalqilya and 24 kilometers south of Tulkarm.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Azzun
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: 'Azzoun (official)Azon (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type B
Settlement.image_skyline: Azzoun_ap_006.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Azzun
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Azzun within Palestine
Settlement.image_map: WBEnclaves.jpg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of path of the separation barrier around the Qalqilya and Hableh-Ras Atiya enclaves and the proposed path around Azzun
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position: 155/175
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_name: State of Palestine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Qalqilya

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Location
History
Ottoman era
British Mandate era
Jordanian era
1967 and aftermath
Demography
Local origins
References
Bibliography
External links

Azzun was established in the 17th or 18th century by the Bani Sa'b tribe. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics census, Azzun had a population of 9,269 in 2017. The vast majority of the inhabitants are Muslim, with a very small Christian minority.

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