Ramallah is the administrative capital of Palestine and capital of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, in the central West Bank on the Judaean Mountains about 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem at an elevation of 872 meters, with a 2024 municipal population of 43,880. Home to the Mukataa presidential compound, the Palestinian Legislative Council and Palestinian security service headquarters, it has served as a key Palestinian political, cultural and economic center since the 1995 Oslo Accords, following earlier periods of British Mandate, Jordanian and Israeli control.
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Who settled Ramallah after the Mamluk period?
Early 16th century settlers were first local Muslims and then many Christians from Palestine and Transjordan.
Ramallah declined toward the end of Mamluk rule and was resettled in the early 16th century. At first a small number of local Muslims came back, and then Christians from Palestine and Transjordan arrived in significant numbers. Local tradition credits the Hadaddin, Arab Christians who claimed descent from the Ghassanids, with founding modern Ramallah at this time, which partially correlates with official Ottoman records.
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1. Ramallah - Wikipedia
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43,880
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2024
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16.3
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at an average elevation of 872 meters (2,861 ft) above sea level
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View the Source2. Wikipedia (Arabic): رام الله
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قد تأسست في القرن السادس عشر
3. Ramallah Geographic Coordinates - geodatos.net
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31.89964, 35.20422
Wikidata: Ramallah
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