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Located
on the border of the Samarian mountains, Tulkarem was settled by the
Canaanites in 3000 B.C.E. Tombs from the early Canaanite period were
discovered in the vicinity of the city. It later became a Roman post
called Birat Soriqa and from the Islamic period onward it was known
as Tulkarem. The city took its importance when the Ottomans made it
the capital for the region.
The
Tulkarem Archaeological Museum, which is located in the center of
the town, includes numerous artifacts from the Roman period onward.
There are many historical places in Tulkarem, including the Tomb of
Jacob's Daughters and the Roman press in Irtah. |