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Ramallah And Al-Bireh Governorate
The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate () is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or ''muhfaza'' (seat) is the city of al-Bireh. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the district had a population of 279,730 in 2007. Its governor is Dr Laila Ghannam, the first female governor. Localities According to PCBS, the governorate has 78 localities, including refugee camps, in its jurisdiction. 13 localities have the status of municipality. Cities * Al-Bireh: 45,975 *Ramallah: 38,998 * Beitunia: 26,604 *Rawabi: 5,000 Municipalities The following localities in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate have populations over 5,000. * Bani Zeid * Bani Zeid al-Sharqiya * Beit Liqya * Bir Zeit * Deir Ammar * Deir Dibwan * Deir Jarir * al-Ittihad * Kharbatha al-Misbah * al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya *Ni'lin * Silwad * Sinjil * Turmus Ayya * al-Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Governorates Of Palestine
Palestine is a unitary state, but is divided into sixteen governorates for administrative purposes. After the signing of the Oslo Accords, the West Bank and Gaza Strip were placed under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority, which divided the territories into governorates. The governorates are subdivided in turn into Municipality (Palestinian Authority), municipalities. List Notes See also * ISO 3166-2:PS * List of regions of Palestine by Human Development Index References {{DEFAULTSORT:Governorates of Palestine Governorates of Palestine, Subdivisions of Palestine Lists of administrative divisions, Palestine, Governorates Administrative divisions in Asia, Palestine 1 First-level administrative divisions by country, Governorates, Palestine Palestine geography-related lists Governorates, Palestine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deir Ammar
Deir 'Ammar () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northwest of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 3,353 inhabitants in 2017. Deir 'Ammar, together with Beitillu and Jammala, form the new town of Al-Ittihad. increasing in the 1931 census to 316 Muslims in 81 houses.Mills, 1932, p48 In the 1945 statistics the population was 350 Muslims,Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics, 1945, p 26/ref> while the total land area was 7,189 dunams, according to an official land and population survey. Of this, 2,242 were allocated for plantations and irrigable land, 1,615 for cereals, while 15 dunams were classified as built-up areas. Jordanian era In the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, and after the 1949 Armistice Agreements, Deir 'Ammar came under Jordanian rule. It was annexed by Jordan in 1950. The Jordanian census of 1961 found 2,243 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abwein
Abwein () is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, located about 37 kilometers north of Ramallah, in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Abwein's population was 3,496 in 2017. Abwein's main agricultural products are olives, figs, grapes, apples, peaches, pears, and vegetables. There are three schools in the town with about 1,200 students and about 200 students are enrolled in various Palestinian universities. Abwein also has three mosques, the largest of which is the Farouk Mosque. During this time, residents from Abwein settled in Sarafand al-Kharab near al-Ramla. In 1870 Victor Guérin visited the village, which he called "A'youein", and estimated it to have about 300 inhabitants. He described it as having abundant water-sources, beautiful walnut trees, and gardens with figs, olives and pomegranates. An Ottoman village list of about the same year, 1870, showed that Abwein had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Qash
Abu Qash () is a Palestinian village located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the northern West Bank, located north of Ramallah and south of the Birzeit University. According to the 2017 census conducted by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 2,237. Location Abu Qash is located north of Ramallah. It is bordered by Surda and Jifna to the east, Bir Zeit to the north, Al-Zaytouneh and Ramallah to the west, and by Ramallah and Surda to the south. History Abu Qash was founded in the Ottoman period by settlers from Beitunia during the Qays–Yaman war. Earlier remains found at the site include two tombs dating to the Byzantine period,Finkelstein et al, 1997, p. 411 and sherds from both the Byzantine and Mamluk eras. Ottoman era Sherds from the early Ottoman era have also been found here. In 1838 it was noted by Edward Robinson as a Muslim village, ''Abu Kush'', in ''Beni Harith'' district, north of Jerusalem. In 1863 Victor Guér ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aboud
Aboud (, ''ʿĀbūd'') is a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, northwest of Ramallah and 30 kilometers north of Jerusalem. Nearby towns include al-Lubban to the northeast and Bani Zeid to the northwest. Aboud is believed to be the site of a Jewish settlement before the Bar Kokhba revolt. During the Byzantine period, Aboud likely housed a significant Christian community, with the early architectural elements of St. Mary Church indicating construction from that era. Despite Arabization during the early Muslim period, the community retained the Aramaic language for ceremonial and liturgical purposes. During the Crusades, Aboud was known as Casale Santa Maria, primarily inhabited by local Orthodox Christians with a minority of Crusader settlers. Ottoman records indicate a predominant Syrian Christian majority in the sixteenth century, a status that endured into the nineteenth century. According to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Zaitounah
Al-Zaitounah (, meaning "the Olive") is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine. It was formed in 2005 as the result of a merger of the villages of Abu Shukheidim and al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya. In 2007, al-Zaitounah had a population of 6,190, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.2007 Census Final Results . Location AL-Zaytouneh is located from . It is bordered by[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turmus Ayya
Turmus Ayya () is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the West Bank, in Palestine. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), it had a population of 2,464 in 2017. A large percentage of the residents are Palestinian bi-nationals with US citizenship. Turmus ayya is the home to the Hugo Chavez Ophthalmic Hospital, the largest ophthalmic hospital in the West Bank. Turmus Ayya has been a target of Israeli settler violence. Notable incidents include: the killing of a 14-year old Palestinian American boy, Omar Rabea (also: Amer Rabee); the killing of 27-year old Greencard holder Omar Qattin; and the 21st of June arson attack which burned down more than 30 homes and 60 cars. Etymology Adolf Neubauer proposed to identify this place as ''Thormasia'', a location mentioned in the Talmud. Scholars such as Michael Avi-Yonah and Shemuel Yeivin, noting phonetic similarities, have proposed identifying Turmus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinjil
Sinjil () is a Palestinian town northeast of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank. Location Sinjil is located north-east of Ramallah. It is bordered by Turmus ayya to the east, Al Lubban ash Sharqiya to the north, 'Abwein and Jilijliya to the west, and Al Mazra'a ash Sharqiya to the south. Sinjil is located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the West Bank. History Sherds from the Intermediate Bronze Age, Bronze Age, Byzantine, Crusader/Ayyubid and Mamluk periods have been found.Finkelstein et al., 1997, pp. 633 Tombs at Sinjil from the Middle Bronze Age have yielded an array of metal weapons. Name origin The village is thought to have taken its name from the Crusader town of St. Gilles, being the home town of French Count Raymond VI of Toulouse who camped here on the First Crusade, before entering Jerusalem. The same man later built a castle in Sinjil to protect the passage of passing caravans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silwad
Silwad () is a Palestinian territories, Palestinian town located north-east of Ramallah, about 5 km away from the Nablus-Jerusalem highway of the West Bank, in the State of Palestine. Silwad's altitude is about 851 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 6,342 inhabitants in 2017. Silwad is thought to have been built upon ruins dating back to the Mamluk Sultanate, Mamluk and Early Ottoman Empire, Ottoman eras. During the Ottoman period, it was primarily inhabited by people of Bedouin origin. It was previously recorded under the name of "Lisan el-Wadi". Etymology Historians have argued the etymology of Silwad's name. Some debated that it is derived from the words ''lisan'' and ''wad'', meaning "tongue of the valley," as the town is surrounded by mountains from all sides, while the town appears as a tongue amidst the mountains. Others claim that "Silwad" comes from the words ''sal'' and ''wad'', me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ni'lin
Ni'lin () is a Palestinian people, Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine, in the central West Bank, located west of Ramallah. Ni'lin is about east of the 1949 Armistice Line (Green Line) bordered by Deir Qaddis, the Israeli settlements of Nili, Mateh Binyamin, Nili and Na'ale to the northeast, the village of al-Midya and Modi'in Illit (Kiryat Sefer) settlement bloc are to the south, Budrus (4 km) and Qibya (5 km) villages are located to the northwest. The town's total land area consists of approximately 15,000 dunams of which 660 is urban. Under the Oslo II Accord, Oslo II agreement, 93% of town lands has been classed as 'Area C (West Bank), Area C'. An Ottoman village list from 1870 showed that Ni'lin had 156 houses and a population of 493, though the population count included only men. It was described as bordering Deir Qaddis. In 1882, the Palestine Exploration Fund, PEF's ''PEF Survey of Palestine, Survey of Western P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Mazra'a Ash-Sharqiya
al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya () is a Palestinian town in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, located northeast of Ramallah in the northern West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the town had a population of 4,063 inhabitants in 2017. Geographic location The village is one of the towns in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh area, located to the northeast of Ramallah. It sits at about 937 meters above sea level. To the north is Sinjil and Turmus Ayya, to the east is Khirbet Abu Falah and Kafr Malik, to the south is Deir Jarir, to the south and west is Silwad, and to the west is Jilijliya. History Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya has been identified as the Crusader village named ''Mezera'', and the possible site of a Crusader church. In 1112, Arnulf, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem granted the tithes of ''Mezera'' to the abbey of St Mary. In 1154 ''Mezera'' was mentioned in Crusader texts together with '' Tarphin''. In 1183 Patriarch Heraclius of Jer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kharbatha Al-Misbah
Kharbatha al-Misbah () is a Palestinian town in the central West Bank, located west of Ramallah in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 6,366 in 2017. It has a total land area of 4,431 dunams, of which 644 are built-up areas and the remainder agricultural lands and forests. Location Kharbatha al Misbah is located west of Ramallah. It is bordered by Beit Ur al Fauqa to the east, Beit Ur at Tahta to the north, Beit Sira to the west, and Beit Liqya to the south. Etymology Ḫarbatā /Ḫarbata/ is an Aramaic toponym meaning “the ruin”. The second part of the name means "lamp". History In 1838, it was noted as a Muslim village called ''Khurbata'' in the Lydda administrative region.Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, Appendix 2, p.121/ref>Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, p. 66/ref> In 1863, Victor Guérin found 400 inhabitants, along with ruins identified as the remains of a Chris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
