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Ramla

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Ramla, also known as Ramle, is a city in the Central District of Israel. It is one of Israel's mixed cities, with significant numbers of both Jews and Arabs. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
75,500 1
Area (sq km)
11.854 1
Founding Year
715 2
Founding Year
701 to 734 CE 2
Founding Year
to 800 2
Population Estimate Year
2018 1
Elevation (m)
80 1
Latitude
31.9275 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.8625 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 3
Sources
1. Ramla (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 75,500 (2018)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.9275, longitude 34.8625
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 80 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 11.854 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 75500 (2018)
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2. Ramla (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Ramla (Hebrew: רַמְלָה, romanized: Ramla), also known as Ramle (Arabic: الرملة, romanized: ar-Ramla, Palestinian Arabic: [ɪrˈrɑmle]), is a city in the Central District of Israel.
  • Infobox: established_date
    715
  • History
    The city was founded in the early 8th century by the Umayyad caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik as the capital of Jund Filastin, the district he governed in Bilad al-Sham before becoming caliph in 715.
  • Lead paragraph
    The city was founded in the early 8th century by the Umayyad caliph Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik as the capital of Jund Filastin, the district he governed in Bilad al-Sham before becoming caliph in 715.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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3. GeoNames: Ramla - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 293768
    31.92624 34.8635 P PPLA IL 02 76246 100 Asia/Jerusalem
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 100 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 34.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 34.75
31.75 34.75 Csa
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