Attil (‘Attīl)
Attil (عتيل) is a Palestinian town in the Tulkarm Governorate in the eastern West Bank, 12 km northeast of Tulkarm. Attil is the connection point between the other villages and Tulkarm. It is bordered by Illar to the east; Baqa ash-Sharqiyya to the north; The Green Line to the west; and Deir al-Ghusun to the south. Mountains surrounding the town include the Nabhan, Aboora, Asad, and Shehadeh mountains. Attil has an elevation of 100 m above Sea level, and an area of 7.337 km2.
Attil is an ancient village site on a hill at the edge of the plains. Pottery remain have been found here from Middle Bronze Age II, Iron Age I and IA II, Persian, Hellenistic, early and late Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here. Fragmentary mosaic floors and column shafts from a church have been found, together with cisterns dug into the rock, as well as caves.
In 1179, it was mentioned in Crusader sources as Azatil. In March 1265, when Sultan Baibars awarded his officers lands, he gave Attil “To the Atabek Faris al-Din Uqtay al-Salihi“.
Attil is an ancient village site on a hill at the edge of the plains. Pottery remain have been found here from Middle Bronze Age II, Iron Age I and IA II, Persian, Hellenistic, early and late Roman, Byzantine, early Muslim and the Middle Ages have been found here. Fragmentary mosaic floors and column shafts from a church have been found, together with cisterns dug into the rock, as well as caves.
In 1179, it was mentioned in Crusader sources as Azatil. In March 1265, when Sultan Baibars awarded his officers lands, he gave Attil “To the Atabek Faris al-Din Uqtay al-Salihi“.
Map - Attil (‘Attīl)
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Country - Palestine
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* State of Palestine, a state in Western Asia
Currency / Language
| ISO | Currency | Symbol | Significant figures |
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| ILS | Israeli new shekel | ₪ | 2 |
| ISO | Language |
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| AR | Arabic language |