Tulkarem

The prosperous town of Tulkarem is located 12 km from the Mediterranean Sea, and about 15 kilometres west of Nablus. Its  location between the coastal plain and mountain of the central Palestine has made it an important stop along both trade and conquest over the course history. Originally inhabited by the Canaanites, its ancient name was TurKarm, meaning the Mountain of Vineyards, because of its fertile land.

     During the Ayyubid , and later the Mamluk period (1260-1516), the majority of Tulkarm's lands were made part of a waqf ("religious trust") to support the “Al-Madrasa al-Farisiyya" in Jerusalem, The mainstay of the Tulkarem 's economy was agriculture ,and fertile land producted grain ,citruses as well as fruits and olives.