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Story of Al-Yamun: 20,000 dunams west of Jenin

A town 9 km west of Jenin at 159 m, spreading over 20,400 dunams, with 16,383 residents in the 2007 census.

Al-Yamun is a Palestinian town about 9 km west of Jenin, at 159 m above sea level.

Its land covers roughly 20,400 dunams, of which some 1,300 are built-up and the rest farmland growing olives, grain and vegetables. The population was 16,383 in 2007 and is estimated at about 20,000 today.

The town holds the shrine of Neby Yamin, one of its religious and historical landmarks.

Source: Wikipedia (English) — "Al-Yamun" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Yamun