Ramallah

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Ramallah is a major Palestinian city in the central West Bank that functions as the de facto administrative and political center of the Palestinian Authority.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
climate Mediterranean climate
coordinates 31.9°N 35.2°E
country State of Palestine
currentMajorReligions Christianity
Islam
deFactoCapitalOf Palestinian Authority
deFactoSeatOfGovernmentOf Palestinian Authority
demographicsCharacteristic mixed Muslim and Christian population
distanceToJerusalem about 10 kilometres
economicActivity NGO sector
information technology
services sector
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 880 metres
foundedBy Christian Arab clans
foundedInCentury 16th century
governingBody Ramallah Municipality
hasCulturalInstitution Palestinian Museum
cultural centers and theaters
hasInstitution Palestinian Authority ministries
Palestinian Legislative Council buildings
Palestinian governmental agencies
historicalEra Ottoman Empire
locatedIn Central West Bank
West Bank
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
locatedNear al-Bireh
locatedNorthOf Jerusalem
locatedOn central highlands of the West Bank
mayor Issa Kassis
notableFor political and administrative role in Palestinian governance
vibrant cultural scene
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Palestinian territories
population over 30,000 inhabitants
populationRegion Ramallah and al-Bireh urban area
primarySpokenLanguage Palestinian Arabic
region Levant
religionHistoricallyDominant Christianity
roadConnection connected to Jerusalem by main highways
significantEvent became administrative center of Palestinian Authority after Oslo Accords
came under British Mandate rule after World War I
came under Israeli occupation in 1967
came under Jordanian rule after 1948 Arab–Israeli War
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3

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