Tulkarm
Palestine
Tulkarm is a West Bank town with a walkable centre carrying a notable concentration of historic churches, reflecting its history as one of the larger Christian communities in the region. The town traces its origins to Canaanite settlement around 3000 BCE — its ancient name meaning "hill of the vine" — and has passed through Assyrian, Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, Mamluk, and Ottoman rule before coming under Palestinian Authority governance in 1995.
- Population44,169
- Nearest water from center 1.8 km1.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.5 km2.2 mi
Nearest airports
Climate · monthly averages
J
13°55°
75mm3.0in
F
13°56°
70mm2.7in
M
16°60°
45mm1.7in
A
19°66°
20mm0.8in
M
23°73°
10mm0.3in
J
25°77°
0mm0.1in
J
27°80°
0mm0.1in
A
27°81°
0mm0.0in
S
26°79°
5mm0.1in
O
24°75°
15mm0.6in
N
19°66°
35mm1.4in
D
14°58°
60mm2.4in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗