Ramallah
West Bank hub
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank, serving as the administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority.
It functions as the de facto seat of Palestinian government, though Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital.
The city is a commercial and cultural center: The peace negotiations resumed in Ramallah.
Occupied Palestinian territories
- Palestinian AuthorityInterim Palestinian governing body
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- PLOPalestinian political body
- Oslo AccordsIsraeli-PLO peace framework
Yasser Arafat · Bethlehem · Hebron · Jericho · Gaza · checkpoint · occupation · intifada
Central business district
- municipalityLocal governing district
- districtBounded administrative area
- suburbOutlying residential district
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
plaza · metropolitan · civic · commercial · traffic · cafes · nightlife · restaurants
Semitic language family member
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
- musicOrganized auditory art
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- theaterVenue for live drama
art · festivals · heritage · traditions · embroidery · olive oil · handicrafts · literature
Member of Turkish dynasty
- British MandateLeague-sanctioned colonial governance
- 1948Mid-twentieth century year
- Christian quarterDistrict for believers in Christ
- old townCity's preserved original section
archaeological · heritage · Byzantine · ancient · preservation · restoration · legacy · monuments
West Bank
Occupied Palestinian territories
- Palestinian AuthorityInterim Palestinian governing body
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- PLOPalestinian political body
Yasser Arafat · Oslo Accords · Bethlehem · Hebron · Jericho · Gaza · checkpoint · occupation · intifada · two-state solution
downtown
Central business district
- municipalityLocal governing district
- districtBounded administrative area
- suburbOutlying residential district
infrastructure · plaza · metropolitan · civic · commercial · traffic · cafes · nightlife · restaurants · shops
Arabic
Semitic language family member
theater · art · festivals · heritage · traditions · embroidery · olive oil · handicrafts · literature · calligraphy
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
- British MandateLeague-sanctioned colonial governance
- 1948Mid-twentieth century year
- Christian quarterDistrict for believers in Christ
old town · archaeological · heritage · Byzantine · ancient · preservation · restoration · legacy · monuments · historic churches
- Palestinian PlacesBethlehem, Hebron, Jericho, Gaza, Gaza City
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
- Arab WorldAbu Dhabi, Algeria, Arabic, Baghdad, Amman
- Levant GeographyGaza, West Bank, Galilee, Judea, Samaria
- Levant PlacesIsrael, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine
RamallahJerusalem
Triply sacred ancient capital
West Jerusalem · Tel Aviv · Israeli settlements · Ariel · Haifa