Illar, Tulkarm
| 'Illar | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عِلار |
 'Illar
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| Coordinates: 32°22′13″N 35°06′27″E / 32.37028°N 35.10750°ECoordinates: 32°22′13″N 35°06′27″E / 32.37028°N 35.10750°E | |
| Palestine grid | 160/197 |
| Governorate | Tulkarm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 6,190 |
| Name meaning | from personal name |
'Illar (Arabic: عِلار) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, located 20 kilometers Northeast of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, 'Illar had a population of approximately 6,190 inhabitants in 2007. 6.6% of the population of 'Illar were refugees in 1997. The healthcare facilities for the surrounding villages are based in 'Illar, the facilities are designated as MOH level 2.
In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund's Survey of Western Palestine described it as "a small village on the side of a hill, with olives and wells."
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities, Allar had a population of 835, all Muslims, increasing in the 1931 census to 1047 Muslims, in 268 houses.
In 1945 the population of Illar was 1,450, all Muslims, with 13,981 dunams of land according to an official land and population survey. 4,432 dunams were plantations and irrigable land, 5,431 used for cereals, while 33 dunams were built-up (urban) land.
In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Illar came under Jordanian rule.
After the Six-Day War in 1967, Illar has been under Israeli occupation.
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