What is Fadwa Tuqan known for?

Fadwa Tuqan is known for her contributions to Palestinian poetry, particularly for her works that reflect the cultural and political struggles of her homeland.

What is the significance of Fadwa Tuqan's work?

Fadwa Tuqan's work is significant for its emotional depth and thematic exploration of Palestinian identity and struggles, making her a notable figure in Palestinian literature.

Fadwa Tuqan

Q: Where was Fadwa Tuqan born?

Fadwa Tuqan was born in 1917, but the exact birthplace is not specified in the provided source material.

Palestinien Poet (1917-2003)

Person Human Q441152

Facts

16 properties

Instance of: human
Sex or gender: female^[10]
Date of birth: March 1, 1917
Date of death: December 12, 2003
Place of birth: Nablus
Place of death: Nablus
Country of citizenship: Palestine^[7]
Occupation: poet, writer
Field of work: poetry, literature^[8]^[9]
Sibling: Ahmad Toukan, Ibrāhīm tooqān^[19]^[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Arabic, French^[15]^[16]^[17]
Described by source: Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, Third World Women's Literatures^[13]^[14]
Family name: Tuqan^[11]
Given name: Fadwa^[12]
Name in native language: فدوى طوقان^[18]
Writing language: Arabic^[21]

🏷️ Also known as

en Fadwa Touqan en Fadwa Tuqan ar فدوي طوقان ar فدوى طوقان de Fadwa Touqan es Fadwa Tuqan fa فدوی طوقان fr Fadoua Toukane fr Fadoua Touqane fr Fadwa Toukane he פדוא טוקאן he פדואה טוקאן he פדווא טוקאן it Fadwa Toukan it Fadwa Touqan it Fadwa Touquan it Fadwā Tūqān it Fadwa Tuqant ja ファドワ・トゥカーン pl Fadwa Tukan

🔖 Identifiers · 41

ISNI: 0000000121481219
VIAF cluster ID: 112806649
Library of Congress Authorities ID: n85171183
GND ID: 119130483
Aldiwan poet ID: Fadwa-Toukan
Alsharek Archive author ID: 137
BIBSYS ID: 6002385
Babelio author ID: 431056
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 13474973c
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216501178624
DUC ID: fadwa-touqan
Discogs artist ID: 3050193

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EGAXA ID: vtls000899759
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026): 2eX2CE
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021): 228624
FAST ID: 181582
FemBio ID: 30508
Freebase ID: /m/0bfgr9
IdRef ID: 035102489
J9U entity ID: 987007269180205171
Lebanese National Library ID: 6608
Libraries Australia ID: 35908841
LyricsTranslate ID: fadwa-tuqan-lyrics.html
NACSIS-CAT author ID: DA06913775
NDL Authority ID: 00516665
NLA Trove people ID: 1141400
National Library of Israel ID (old): 000133152
National Library of Lithuania ID: LNB:BIlN;=Bb
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID: XX1463070
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 075135132
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803110122766
PISAI ID: 34844
Parsifal cluster ID: 848700
PoetsGate poet ID: 127
Prabook ID: 2431119
RERO ID (legacy): A004026624
SBN author ID: SBLV175139
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 651460
SNAC ARK ID: w6p630kv
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJjt4VvyxDDQ7hyHRRXw4q
Yale LUX ID: person/ee3b8be9-803b-4b26-8542-e28b1c4c2fd5

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🔗 Connections

Languages spoken, written or signed 3

English, French, Arabic

Field of work 2

literature, poetry

Occupation 2

writer, poet

Sibling 2

Ibrāhīm tooqān, Ahmad Toukan

Siblings 2

Ibrāhīm tooqān, Ahmad Toukan

Country of citizenship 1

Palestine

Instance of 1

human

Place of birth 1

Nablus

Place of death 1

Nablus

Sex or gender 1

female

Writing language 1

Arabic

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Summary

Fadwa Tuqan was born on March 1, 1917^[1], in Nablus^[2]. She died on December 12, 2003^[3], in Nablus^[4]. She worked as a poet^[5] and writer^[6].

FAQs

Where was Fadwa Tuqan born?

Fadwa Tuqan's place of birth was Nablus^[2].

Where did Fadwa Tuqan die?

Fadwa Tuqan passed away in Nablus^[4].

What did Fadwa Tuqan do for work?

Fadwa Tuqan worked as a poet^[5] and writer^[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — place of birth (P19): Nablus. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — place of death (P20): Nablus. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — sex or gender (P21): female. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — country of citizenship (P27): Palestine. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — field of work (P101): poetry. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — field of work (P101): literature. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — occupation (P106): poet. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — occupation (P106): writer. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — date of birth (P569): March 1, 1917. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-28. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — date of death (P570): December 12, 2003. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2014-04-28. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — family name (P734): Tuqan. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — given name (P735): Fadwa. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — described by source (P1343): Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — described by source (P1343): Third World Women's Literatures. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Arabic. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): French. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — name in native language (P1559): فدوى طوقان. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — sibling (P3373): Ahmad Toukan. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — sibling (P3373): Ibrāhīm tooqān. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Fadwa Tuqan — writing language (P6886): Arabic. wikidata.org.

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12w ago · Nezdek · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Babelio author ID → 431056

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14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 2eX2CE

Name in native language → فدوى طوقان

PISAI ID → 34844

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Occupation → poet, writer

Plaque image → Plaque Place Fadwa Touqan - Ivry-sur-Seine (FR94) - 2021-03-

Writing language → Arabic

Field of work → poetry, literature

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