Ramallah
Ramallah(literally "Height o God")[3] is a Palestinian ceety in the central Wast Bank locatit 10 kilometers (6 mile) north o Jerusalem, adjacent tae al-Bireh. It currently serves as the admeenistrative caipital o Palestine. Wi a population o nearly 25,500,[4] Ramallah wis historically a Christian toun, but today Muslims form the majority o the population, wi a strang Christian minority.
Ramallah | |||||||
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| Ither transcription(s) | |||||||
| • Arabic | (رام الله (البيرة | ||||||
| • Ebreu | רמאללה | ||||||
Ramallah skyline an the central mosque, Arafat mausoleum, Oor Leddy o the Annunciation Kirk, Roman ruins, Al-Manara Square | |||||||
  Ramallah Location o Ramallah within the Palestinian territories | |||||||
| Coordinates: 31°54′N 35°12′E / 31.900°N 35.200°ECoordinates: 31°54′N 35°12′E / 31.900°N 35.200°E | |||||||
| Palestine grid | 168/145 | ||||||
| Govrenorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh | ||||||
| Govrenment | |||||||
| • Teep | Ceety (from 1995) | ||||||
| • Heid o Municipality | Musa Hadid | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
| • Jurisdiction | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population (2009)[2] | |||||||
| • Jurisdiction | 27,092[1] | ||||||
| Website | www.ramallah.ps | ||||||
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Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
eeditRamallah is twinned wi:
Trondheim, Norawa (since 2004)[5]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
References
eedit- ↑ "UNdata – country profile – State of Palestine". un.org. Archived frae the original on 6 Juin 2017. Retrieved 1 Juin 2018.
- ↑ 2007 PCBS Population Archived 2017-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.53. (Arabic)
- ↑ Ramallah.ps Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004 - 2006". Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 Februar 2008.
- ↑ Trondheims offisielle nettsted - Vennskapsbyer Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
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