The Jenin Governorate () is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank, including the area around the city of Jenin, which is the district capital or muhfaza of the district.
According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 2017 Census, the governorate had a population of 314,866. This is an increase from the reported population of 256,619 in the 2007 Census2007 Locality Population Statistics Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics living in 47,437 households. 100,701 inhabitants (or 39%) were under the age of 63 (or 31%) were registered refugees. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics 1997 Census, the Governorate had a population of 195,074.
It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the Palestinian National Authority. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005.
History Ottoman period In 1517, when Ottoman Sultan Selim I annexed the area, it was awarded as fief to Emir Tarabay ibn Qaraja, chieftain of the Bani Hareth, who supported the Ottomans by contributing guides and scouts. the Tarabays were granted the territory of the Sanjak ("District") of Lajjun, which was a part of the province of Damascus, and encompassed the Jezreel Valley, northern Samaria, and a part of the north-central coastline of Palestine as its territory.Agmon (2006), p. 65. This area was called "Bilad Haritha" and was composed of four sub-districts (Jenin, Sahel Atlit, Sha'ra, and Shafa), and encompassed a total of 55 villages, including Haifa, Jenin, and Baysan.The Cultural Landscape of the Tell Jenin Region. Leiden University Open Access, p.29, p.32.
Following the dissolution of the Turabay Emirate, the region later forming the Tubas Governorate belonged to Jabal Nablus. Like other regions of Nablus' peripheral hinterland, it followed the provincial center, led by a closely knit web of economic, social and political relations between Nablus’ urban notables and the city’s surroundings. With the help of rural trading partners, these urban notables established trading monopolies that transformed Jabal Nablus’ autarkic economy into an export-driven market, shipping vast quantities of cash crops and finished goods to off-shore markets. Increasing demand for these commodities in the Ottoman Empire’s urban centers and in Europe spurred demographic growth and settlement expansion in the lowlands surrounding Jabal Nablus.
Post-1967 During the first six months of the First Intifada the Israeli army shot dead 59 people in Jenin Governorate.B'Tselem information sheet July 1989. p. 4. pdf
Localities
Cities Jenin (includes Jenin camp) Qabatiya
Municipalities Ajjah Arrabah Burqin Dahiyat Sabah al-Khei Deir Abu Da'if Jaba Kafr Dan Kafr Rai Meithalun Silat al-Harithiya Silat ad-Dhahr Ya'bad al-Yamun Zababdeh
Village councils The following is a list of Palestinian localities in the Jenin Governorate with populations of more than 1,000.
'Anin Anzah Araqah Arranah al-Attara Barta'a ash-Sharqiyah Beit Qad Bir al-Basha Deir Ghazaleh Fahma Fandaqumiya Faqqua Jalamah Jalbun Jalqamus Judeida Kufeirit
Mirka Misilyah al-Mughayyir Nazlet Zeid Rummanah Sanur ash-Shuhada Sir at-Tayba Ti'inik Tura al-Gharbiya Umm ar-Rihan Umm at-Tut Zububa
See also Governorates of Palestine
References
External links Administrative divisions in the Palestinian Territories