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Tammun () is a Palestinian town in the Tubas Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 13 kilometers northeast of Nablus and five kilometers south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank. Tammun had a population of approximately 10,795 inhabitants in 2007 and 13,117 by 2017.

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Settlement.name
Tammun
Settlement.translit_lang1
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type
Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info
طمّون
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
Tamoun (official)Tamon (unofficial)
Settlement.type
Municipality type B
Settlement.image_skyline
Tammun8132.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Tammun
Settlement.pushpin_map
Palestine
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Location of Tammun within Palestine
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Palestine grid
Settlement.grid_position
186/187
Settlement.subdivision_type
State
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Tubas
Settlement.established_title
Founded
Settlement.established_date
15th century

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Official name
Tammun
Elevation
311
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Tammun
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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Ottoman period
  • British Mandate
  • Jordanian period
  • 1967 war and aftermath
  • Geography and climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Government
  • Education
  • References
  • Bibliography
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Tammun () is a Palestinian town in the Tubas Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 13 kilometers northeast of Nablus and five kilometers south of Tubas in the northeastern West Bank. Tammun had a population of approximately 10,795 inhabitants in 2007 and 13,117 by 2017.

==Etymology== The town's name derives from the Arabic word tammen, meaning "quiet".

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