Tulkarm Museum

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Tulkarm Museum
متحف طولكرم
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Tulkarm Museum
Established1996
Location Tulkarm, West Bank, Palestine
Coordinates 32°18′50″N35°01′42″E / 32.31398°N 35.02832°E / 32.31398; 35.02832
TypeMuseum of historical monuments

Tulkarm Museum is a Palestinian archaeological and cultural heritage museum, established in 1996 by Tulkarm Municipality and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (Palestine). It is located in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank. [1] [2] [3]

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Description

The museum is housed in a historic building constructed in 1908 and is the main museum in the northern West Bank. It was opened in 1996. It houses artifacts from various eras and welcomes delegations, tourists, visitors, and students from all regions and countries. [4] [5] [6]

Holdings

Approximately 750 artifacts dating from the Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Roman era, and Byzantine era, along with ones relating to the History of Islam up to 1948, are held within the museum. [7] They include a British military helicopter shot down by Palestinian revolutionaries in Tulkarm during the Great Palestinian Revolt of 1936. Large artifacts are on display in the museum garden, [8] such as the oldest agricultural combine harvester in Palestine. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "متحف آثار طولكرم … حارس الذاكرة الكرمية – تلفزيون الفجر". alfajertv.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  2. ↑ "زيارة القنصل السويدي ومحافظ طولكرم لمتحف اثار طولكرم". www.maannews.net. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  3. ↑ "Museum displays Palestinian heritage in Tulkarm - BBC News". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  4. ↑ "جريدة القدس". alquds.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  5. ↑ "المتاحف في فلسطين". info.wafa.ps. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  6. ↑ "Tulkarm Museum - Transformation — Urbanlab nordic". www.urbanlabnordic.com. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  7. ↑ "متحف طولكرم ... قصة ولون لماض لم تعشه". Archived from the original on 2021-04-13. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  8. ↑ "tulkaremMuseum – وزارة السياحة و الآثار". tourism.ps. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
  9. ↑ "Tulkarm and its environs from the year - 1281 AH - 1337 AH / 1864 AD – 1918 AD". repository.najah.edu (in Arabic).
  10. ↑ "متحف طولكرم مقتنياته بالمئات وآثاره تعود للعصور للحجرية .. شاهد التقرير - تلفزيون السلام". www.salam-tv.net. Retrieved 2025-06-05.
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