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Immatin () is a Palestinian village located in the northwestern West Bank, in the Qalqilya Governorate of the State of Palestine, about seventeen kilometers southwest of Nablus.
Since 2012, the village of Farratin is included in Immatin.
Ceramics dating from the Byzantine Empire have been found in the village.Dauphin, 1998, p. 800
According to a tradition recalled by a Samaritan High Priest in the 20th century, two hundred Samaritans in Immatin were reportedly forced to convert to Islam by Saladin; however, written sources make no further reference to this event.ב"ז קדר (2025). 9789652172020, יד יצחק בן-צבי; רשות העתיקות; המנהל האזרחי ליהודה ושומרון - קצין מטה לארכאולוגיה. ISBN 9789652172020
In 1838, Amatin was noted as located in Jurat Amra, south of Nablus.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p. 127
In 1870/1871 (1288 Anno Hegirae), an Ottoman census listed the village with a population of 33 in the Nahiyah (sub-district) of Jamma'in al-Awwal, subordinate to Nablus.
In 1882, the PEF's Survey of Western Palestine Immatin was described as "a village of moderates size on the slope of the hill, with a few olives."Conder and Kitchener, 1882, SWP II, p. 162
In the 1945 statistics the population of Immatin was 440, all Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p. 18 while the total land area was 7,155 , according to an official land and population survey.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 60 Of this, 967 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 3,067 for cereals,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 106 while 32 dunams were classified as built-up (urban) areas.Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. 156
| Arab | 7,152 | 99.9% |
| Jewish | 0 | 0% |
| Christian | 0 | 0% |
| Public | 3 | 0.0004% |
| Irrigated and plantation | 967 | 8% |
| Area planted with olives | 1,042 | 9% |
| Area planted with cereal | 3,067 | 25% |
| Built-up | 32 | 0.3% |
| Cultivable | 4,034 | 33% |
| Non-cultivable | 3,089 | 24.7% |
| Total | 12,240 | 100% |
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 782 inhabitants in Immatin.Government of Jordan, Department of Statistics, 1964, p. 25
In 1992, the 19- year-old Bilal Ahmed Ghanan from Immatain was killed by Israeli soldiers. A "shocking picture" of Ghanan's stitched-up body accompanied a Aftonbladet 2009 news article about illegal organ removal allegations in the Israeli Abu Kabir Forensic Institute.
After the 1995 accords, 58.3% of the total village land of Immatin/Far'ata was classified as Area B, while the remaining 41.7% was classified as Area C. Immatin Village Profile (including Far’ata Locality), ARIJ, p. 16 Israel has expropriated 163 dunams of land from Immatin for the construction of the Israeli settlement of ‘Sha’ar Emmanuel’, part of the Immanuel settlement. Immatin Village Profile (including Far’ata Locality), ARIJ, p. 17
In 2013 complaint were made over "training exercises" which the Israeli army held in the village. “The troops spread out through the village for several hours, withdrawing just before midnight." According to the Israeli army, the exercise was a "navigating run … whose purpose was to acquaint the forces more closely with the relevant sector, as well as demonstrating IDF presence in the area". Palestinian villages subject to Israeli mock raids not told they are exercises, Harriet Sherwood, 12 Nov 2013, The Guardian
| Sawan | 1220 | 49.8% |
| Ghanim | 850 | 34.7% |
| Albaree | 255 | 10.4% |
| Matanee | 125 | 5.1% |
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