Quanzhou

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"Zaytun" redirects here. For the South Korean military division in Iraq, see Zaytun Division.

The characters 泉州 are also used for "Senshū," an alternate name for the former Japanese province of Izumi.

泉州市
Quánzhōu Shì
Image:ChinaFujianQuanzhou.png
Administration Type	Prefecture-level city
Area	11,015 km² (excluding Quemoy)
Population	7.52 million (excluding Quemoy)
GDP	Unknown
Major Nationalities	Han
County-level divisions	12 (11 in practice, less Quemoy)
Township-level divisions	Unknown
Area Code	595
Postal Code	362000

Quanzhou (Template:Zh-cp) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian but two (Ningde and Nanping) and faces the Taiwan Strait. In older English works, its name may appear as Chinchew or Chinchu. In ancient times, it was known as Zaytun or Zaitun, the Arabic word for "olive."

The People's Republic of China claims Jinmen County — more widely known as Quemoy — as part of Quanzhou, but the territory is currently under the juridiction of Taiwan.