[3] According to the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine (SWP), this place is the early Christian Tricomias, an episcopal see.

They paid a fixed tax-rate of 33,33% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 6,500 akçe.

[7] In 1838 Edward Robinson passed by and noted that Tarqumiya was on the most common path from Gaza, via Bayt Jibrin to Hebron.

[21] Israel has expropriated land from Tarqumiyah in order to construct two Israeli settlements: Telem and Adora.

[22] Since 1995, Tarqumiyah has also been governed by the Palestinian National Authority as part of Area B of the West Bank.