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Ramallah
Ither transcription(s)
 • Arabic(رام الله (البيرة
 • Ebreuרמאללה
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Ramallah skyline an the central mosque, Arafat mausoleum, Oor Leddy o the Annunciation Kirk, Roman ruins, Al-Manara Square
Ramallah is located in the Palestinian territories
Ramallah
Ramallah
Location o Ramallah within the Palestinian territories
Coordinates: 31°54′N 35°12′E / 31.900°N 35.200°E / 31.900; 35.200Coordinates: 31°54′N 35°12′E / 31.900°N 35.200°E / 31.900; 35.200
Palestine grid168/145
GovrenorateRamallah & al-Bireh
Govrenment
 • TeepCeety (from 1995)
 • Heid o MunicipalityMusa Hadid
Area
 • Jurisdiction16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Jurisdiction27,092[1]
Websitewww.ramallah.ps

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.

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Ramallah is twinned wi:

References

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  1. "UNdata – country profile – State of Palestine". un.org. Archived frae the original on 6 Juin 2017. Retrieved 1 Juin 2018.
  2. 2007 PCBS Population Archived 2017-11-21 at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.53. (Arabic)
  3. Ramallah.ps Archived 2011-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Projected Mid -Year Population for Ramallah & Al Bireh Governorate by Locality 2004 - 2006". Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 Februar 2008.
  5. Trondheims offisielle nettsted - Vennskapsbyer Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine