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.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramallah canonical | 70 |
| Ramallah Municipality | 2 |
| Ramallah (administrative, Palestinian Authority) | 1 |
| Ramallah (de facto seat) | 1 |
| Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate | 1 |
| Ramallah area | 1 |
| Ramallah city center | 1 |
| Ramallah municipality | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramallah Municipality
|
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Palestinian Museum
ⓘ
cultural centers and theaters ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
Palestinian Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian Authority ministries
Palestinian Legislative Council ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian Legislative Council buildings
Palestinian governmental agencies ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Central West Bank
West Bank ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Ramallah
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
al-Bireh
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramallah and al-Bireh urban area
|
| primarySpokenLanguage |
Levantine Arabic
ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian Arabic
|
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (78)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
this entity surface form:
Ramallah Municipality
this entity surface form:
Ramallah (administrative, Palestinian Authority)
this entity surface form:
Ramallah city center
this entity surface form:
Ramallah municipality
subject surface form:
Council of Ministers (Palestine)
subject surface form:
Council of Ministers (Palestine)
this entity surface form:
Ramallah area