Talfit, Jenin
Telfit | |
|---|---|
Local Development Committee | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | تلفت |
| • Latin | Telfit, Tilfit, Talfit |
Location of Telfit within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 32°24′4″N 35°20′25″E / 32.40111°N 35.34028°E | |
| Palestine grid | 182/200 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Jenin |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Development Committee |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 439 |
| Name meaning | "The Ruin of Telfit" |
Telfit (Arabic: تلفيت; or Tilfit) is a Palestinian village in the Jenin Governorate of Palestine, in the northern West Bank, located southeast of Jenin. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census, the village had a population of 238 in 2007 and 439 by 2017.
Situated on an isolated tell in the Zababdeh Valley, Telfit has an elevation of 390 meters above sea level. Nearby localities include Kufeir to the south, Zababdeh to the southwest, Qabatiya to the west, Umm at-Tut to the north, Jalqamus and al-Mughayyir to the northeast and Raba to the southeast. The principal water source is Ein Ginai, 6 kilometers to the west and there are 35 cisterns in the village. In 1980 Telfit's built-up area consisted of 15 dunams.