Ramallah, West Bank

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Palestinian_Authority
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Palestinian_International_Festival
gptkb:Ramallah_Contemporary_Dance_Festival
gptkbp:areaCode +970 2
gptkbp:climate gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:coordinates 31.8996°N 35.2042°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:State_of_Palestine
gptkbp:demographics majority Muslim, Christian minority
gptkbp:distanceFromJerusalem 10 km north
gptkbp:elevation 880 meters
gptkbp:founded 16th century
gptkbp:governorate gptkb:Ramallah_and_al-Bireh_Governorate
gptkbp:hasFootballClub gptkb:Hilal_Al-Quds_Club
gptkb:Shabab_Al-Am'ari_Club
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:British_Mandate_period
Israeli occupation (since 1967)
Jordanian rule (1948–1967)
Ottoman rule
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ramallah, West Bank
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:West_Bank
gptkbp:mainIndustry commerce
information technology
services
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Issa_Kassis
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:cultural_center
economic hub
administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority
gptkbp:notableInstitution gptkb:Al-Kasaba_Theatre
gptkb:Palestinian_Museum
gptkb:Birzeit_University
gptkb:Palestinian_Legislative_Council
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Al-Manara_Square
gptkb:Yasser_Arafat's_tomb
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hanan_Ashrawi
Edward Said (family roots)
Yasser Arafat (resided and buried)
gptkbp:population approximately 38,000 (2022)
gptkbp:postalCode P600
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_West_Bank
gptkbp:timezone EET (UTC+2)
gptkbp:timezoneDST EEST (UTC+3)
gptkbp:transportation served by taxis and buses
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Bordeaux
gptkb:Oslo
gptkb:Pietrasanta
gptkb:Aix-en-Provence
Hounslow
gptkbp:website https://www.ramallah.ps/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PLO
gptkb:Mohammed_Abdel_Rahman_Abdel_Raouf_Arafat_al-Qudwa_al-Husseini
gptkb:President_Mahmoud_Abbas
gptkb:Mahmoud_Darwish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5