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Jenin

جنين

City in the West Bank; location of Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing.

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PLACE & PRECISION

Geographic context.

Approximate sourced point: 32.4611, 35.3 · Approximate position of the city, from its Wikidata item.

Source: Wikidata: the places of Palestine, queried 27 September 2026 ↗

catalog: Q374748 P625

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  1. Wikidata: the places of Palestine, queried 27 September 2026 ↗

    Wikidata · catalog: Q374748 P625

    Evidence version: wikidata-palestine-places:v1

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HeritageNamoura is practised in PlaceJenin

Role: Especially loved here, with Hebron, Jenin and Nablus

Attributed to WAFA, Palestinian National Information Center.

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  1. الأكلات الشعبية (Popular foods) ↗

    WAFA, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (its National Information Center) · supports · section: وهي ذات شعبية كبيرة في فلسطين، وخاصة في مدن: الخليل، وجنين، ونابلس

    Evidence version: wafa-popular-foods:v1

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HeritageNamoura of Jenin is practised in PlaceJenin

Role: Especially loved here

Attributed to WAFA, Palestinian National Information Center.

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  1. الأكلات الشعبية (Popular foods) ↗

    WAFA, the Palestinian News and Info Agency (its National Information Center) · supports · section: وهي ذات شعبية كبيرة في فلسطين، وخاصة في مدن: الخليل، وجنين، ونابلس

    Evidence version: wafa-popular-foods:v1

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HeritageSija is practised in PlaceJenin

Role: A stone board found at Khirbet Bal‘ama, Jenin

Attributed to Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine (Virtual Museum).

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  1. Stone Gaming Board – Game of Sija ↗

    Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine · supports · section: “It was discovered in Khirbet Bala'ama, Jenin.”

    Evidence version: mota-vm-game-of-sija:v1

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HeritageSija board of Khirbet Bal‘ama, Jenin is practised in PlaceJenin

Role: A stone board found at Khirbet Bal‘ama

Attributed to Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine (Virtual Museum).

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  1. Stone Gaming Board – Game of Sija ↗

    Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine · supports · section: “It was discovered in Khirbet Bala'ama, Jenin.”

    Evidence version: mota-vm-game-of-sija:v1

References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.