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Location:
Turmusaya is located 22 kilometers at the  northeast of the city of Ramallah in the occupied Palestine. It is about 18,000 acres in size. Turmusaya is 720M above the sea level. It is also the last village in Ramallah County from the northern side of the region. The closest house from the Jerusalem-Nablus highway is less than 100 meters away. Turmusaya is surrounded by the village of SINGIL from the west, ABU FALAH from the east, AL-MAZRA'A AL-SHARKEEAH from the south, and to the north is KARIUT which is located in Nablus county. 

Climate:
Turmusaya's climate is similar to that of central Palestine, which is rainy in the winter and hot and dry in the summer.



Population:
Turmusaya is entirely Muslim. In 1596 the population of Turmusaya was 216 under the OTTMAN empire. In 1933, the population rose to almost 717 people, in 1942 it rose to 960 people, and in the Jordanian census of 1961the population was 1620 people, seven were Christians. The Israeli Occupation government took their own census in 1967 and found there was 1562 people. In 1989 the population grew to 5140 people. 2500 Turmusaya residents currently live there while 66% of the total population are living in the U.S.

Origins of the Name:
The name Turmusaya was written in the older maps and books such as the DABAGH series as THORINASIA. In DABAGH's book, "Palestine is our Land" the name Turmusaya is broken into three parts TOR-MASHh-AYYA. TOR means mountain, MASHh indicates the grape pulp left after squeezing the juice from them, and AYYA means humid. Others say the Name Turmusaya consists of two parts, TERRA which means land in Latin, and MESIA which means THE CHRISTIAN, or the LAND OF THE CHRISTIAN.
 

Economy:
Turmusaya's residents mostly rely on agriculture to make a living, farmers depend on olive trees and fruit orchards as a source of income. The main income flowing into Turmusaya comes from immigrants supporting and sustaining their village from abroad.

Local Service Provided:
The village has it's own local government, similar to the board of supervisors in any city in the US. This local government oversee the administration of the city and it's residents demands. Turmusaya has 2 schools for boys and one girl's school. Water services are provided by the Ramallah Water systems; electricity is provided by Jerusalem Energy; and phone service is provided by the Palestinian Communications Company. Turmusaya has a new hospital on the northern side (Al-Muntazah)..