A Overview of Tulkarm City

Located in the middle of Palestine , Tulkarm City is considered one of themain cities in Palestine , It forms a civilized landmark Which is deeplyrooted in the Arab History . The history of the city goes back to Romanages and definitely to the 3 rd Century AC It’s name “ Tulkarm” means themount of vineyards, figs & olives. It is situated 17 Km. from the MediterraneanSea and 65 meters above the sealevel .

It’s total area amounts to 10255Dunums . It’s population is estimated 113,635 inhabitants. Tulkarm Governorate is very famousfor its. Agricultural plains and its abundantagricultural production Although the city lost a big part of its fertileplains in 1948, it is still famous for its horticultural products, honey,poultry, citrus orchards and olives and all kinds of vegetation.

Tulkarm has the largest number of beehives constituting 27% of hives in the West Bank.It produces 43% of the annual production of honey in the West Bank 51,6%of the honey is produced from citrus. Beekeepers in Tulkarm district receiveextension advice. There are about (58) olive presses in Tulkarm Governorate. The Governorate is very famous for breeding poultry both layer chickensas well as broiler chickens diary cows and turkey farms.

For centuries, land and agriculturein this district symbolized life & stability. The importanceof agricultural sector emerges from its being a way of life rather thansolely a source of income. While social factors contribute to theimportance of this sector, the role agriculture plays in Palestinian economyhas given it even more momentum. It has a positive impact on Palestinianinternational trade. The main industrial subsectors in Tulkarm Governorateare wearing products, building materials (tiles, bricks,stone saws, stoneQuarry, ready-made concrete) Chemical industries, food processing( Turkey meat ).