Ramallah facts for kids
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Quick facts for kids
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Arabic | رام الله | |
Governorate | Ramallah & al-Bireh | |
Government | City (from 1995) | |
Also spelled | Ramallah (officially) | |
Coordinates | 31°54′N 35°12′E / 31.900°N 35.200°E | |
Population | 27,092 (2007) | |
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16,344 dunams (16.3 km²) |
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Founded in | 16th century | |
Head of Municipality | Janet Mikhail | |
Website | www.ramallah.ps |
Ramallah (Arabic: رام الله Rāmallāh is a Palestinian city, in the West Bank. It is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Jerusalem. It currently serves as the de facto capital of the State of Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority. The constitutional capital is Jerusalem. Ramallah has over 27,000 people living there. Ramallah was historically a Christian town, but today Muslims form the majority of the population, with about 25% of the people Christians.
The name of the city is made of "Ram", an Aramaic word that means "high place or mountain", and "Allah", the Arabic word for God. It translates as "Height of God".
Images for kids
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2018 United Nations map of the area, showing the Israeli occupation arrangements.
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Israeli West Bank barrier near Ramallah
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Tomb of Yasser Arafat
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A Coptic church in Ramallah.
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An old Christian church in Ramallah.
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A Muslim mosque in Ramallah.
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Young woman of Ramallah wearing dowry headdress, c. 1898–1914
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Ramallah woman, c. 1920, Library of Congress
See also
In Spanish: Ramala para niños