Tell, Nablus

Tell, Nablus

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Tell


imgsize=250
caption=
arname=تلّ
meaning="Hill"
founded=
type=mund
typefrom=
altOffSp=Tel
altUnoSp=Tall
governorate=nb
population=4,750
popyear=2006
area=13,776
areakm=13.8
mayor=Omar Abdel Latif Eshtaia

Tell ( _ar. تلّ) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in northern West Bank, located five kilometers southwest of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 4,750 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop06.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Nablus Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics] Most of the town's potential labor work in agriculture, with figs and olives being the major source of income. [ [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=208 Israeli Forces Storm Tel village In Nablus Governorate] Land Research Center. 2001-12-20]

Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, the famous Palestinian economist was born in Tell. He also served as minister of public works and housing as well as the President of the Palestinian Economic Council for Development and Reconstruction "PECDAR".Fact|date=August 2008

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