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Story of Kafr Dan: farmland north-west of Jenin

A town 4 km north-west of Jenin at 160 m whose name means farmland, with 6,591 residents in 2017.

Kafr Dan is a Palestinian town in Jenin governorate, about 4 km north-west of Jenin at 160 m above sea level.

Linguistically the name is said to mean farmland, which matches its character as a farming town known for grain, olives and vegetables.

It came under Israeli occupation in 1967; the population was 5,148 in 2007 and 6,591 by 2017.

Source: Wikipedia (English) — "Kafr Dan" — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafr_Dan