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Saffarin
Sign in to saveSaffarin () is a Palestinian village in the western West Bank, in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 11 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Saffarin had a population of about 1,037 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 754 by 2017. 9.8% of the population of Saffarin were refugees in 1997. The healthcare facilities for Saffarin are designated as MOH level 2.
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Place details
- Locality
- سفارين
- Region
- West Bank
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 753
- Timezone
- Asia/Hebron
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- History
- Ottoman era
- British Mandate era
- Jordanian era
- Post 1967
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Saffarin () is a Palestinian village in the western West Bank, in the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 11 kilometers South-east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Saffarin had a population of about 1,037 inhabitants in mid-year 2006 and 754 by 2017. 9.8% of the population of Saffarin were refugees in 1997. The healthcare facilities for Saffarin are designated as MOH level 2.
==History== Saffarin has been identified with the Israelite village of Sepher, which was mentioned in one of the Samaria Ostraca.
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