Far'un () is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, located four kilometers south of Tulkarm near the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Far'un had a population of 3,100 inhabitants in 2007 and 4,131 by 2017.2007 PCBS census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p. 108.
History In 1265, Far'un was among the villages and estates sultan Baibars allocated to his amirs after he had expelled the Crusaders. Half of the income from Far'un went to his emir Saif al-Din Dakhak al-Baghdadi, the other half to his emir Alam al-Din Sanjar al-Azkashi.Ibn al-Furat, 1971, pp. 81, 209, 249 (map)
In 1320, Far'un is shown by Marino Sanuto on his map from that year as Farona.Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 164
Ottoman era Far'un was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire in 1517 with all of Palestine, and in 1596 it appeared in the tax registers as being in the Nahiya of Bani Sa'b of the Liwa of Nablus. It had a population of 23 households, all Muslims. The villagers paid a fixed tax rate of 33,3% on various agricultural products, such as wheat, barley, fruit trees, goats and/or beehives, in addition to "occasional revenues"; a total of 3,837 akçe. 9/24 of the revenues went to a waqf.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 139
Far'un was marked as a village named "Faroun" on Pierre Jacotin's map surveyed during Napoleon's 1799 invasion.Karmon, 1960, p. 170 In 1838, Fer'on was noted as a Greek Christian village in the Beni Sa'ab area, west of Nablus.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 128 The Christians were later replaced by Muslim migrants from neighboring Saffarin.Marom, Roy (2026). Settled Land: The Arab Countryside in Israel/Palestine (in Hebrew). Ra'anana: Lamda Scholarship, The Open University of Israel Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-965-06-1769-1.
In 1870, the French explorer Victor Guérin noted that it was situated on a hill, and contained 500 inhabitants.Guérin, 1875, p.352 In 1870/1871 (1288 AH), an Ottoman census listed the village in the nahiya (sub-district) of Bani Sa'b.
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Palestine (SWP) described it as "a small village on a slope, at the edge of the plain, with a few trees and a well to the east. The inhabitants are Greek Christians. [..] The name means "Pharaoh" but may perhaps be a corruption of Pharathoni or Pirathion."
British Mandate era In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Far'un had a population of 341, all Muslims,Barron, 1923, Table IX, Sub-district of Tulkarem, p. 27 increasing by the 1931 census to 456, 450 Muslims and 6 Christians, in 107 houses.Mills, 1932, p. 54
In the 1945 statistics the population of Far'un was 710, 700 Muslims and 10 Christians,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 20 and the land area was 8,851 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 74 390 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 6,479 used for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 125 while 24 dunams were built-up (urban) land.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 175
Jordanian era After the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Far'un came under Jordanian rule.
In 1961, the population was 1,093.Government of Jordan, 1964, p. 27
Post-1967
During the Six-Day War in 1967, Far'un came under Israeli occupation and has remained so since. The total land area of the town 8,800 dunams, however nearly half of Far'un's land has been confiscated by Israeli authorities. It currently has a land area of 4,333 dunams of which 495 is built-up area.Closure of an agricultural Wall gate threatens the olive-picking season in Far'un village Land Research Center. 18 September 2006. About 70% of the town's land is planted with olive groves, 5% is cultivated with citrus, guava and almond trees.Effects of the Segregation Wall and Israeli military garrison on the Palestinian village of Faro'un / Tulkarm governorate Land Research Center. 6 September 2003.
Most of the town's labor force is employed in agriculture or work inside Israel. Far'un is governed by a Village Council and contains 3 mosques, 3 schools, a medical clinic and a child care center.Far'un PalestineRemembered.
Nufs Jebil
1.5 km SE of Far'un village centre lies Nufs Jebil.grid no.: 1536/1872, according to Pringle, 1986, p. 41"The watershed"; according to Palmer, 1881, p. 189 Nisf Jubeil was a Crusader casale named Seingebis belonging to the territory of Caesarea in the early 13th-century. In 1207 Lady Juliana of Caesarea granted Seingebis along with nearby Far'un to the Knights Hospitallers.Boas, 2006, p. 82, citing Röhricht, 1893, RHH p. 220, no. 818Clermont-Ganneau, 1888, pp. 335, 401, cited in Röhricht, 1893, RRH, p. 205, No. 768 In 1882, SWP found "Foundations on a hill" here.Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 210
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External links Welcome To Far'un Survey of Western Palestine, Map 11: IAA, Wikimedia commons Jacotin, map #45