Ramallah

Ramallah ( Rāmallāh  is a Palestinian city, in the West Bank. It is  north of Jerusalem. It currently serves as the de facto capital of the State of Palestine, Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian National Authority. The constitutional capital is Jerusalem. Ramallah has over 27,000 people living there.2007 PCBS Census . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.114. (Arabic) Ramallah was historically a Christian town, but today Muslims form the majority of the population, with 25% of the people Christians.Hall, Andy. Quaker Meeting in Ramallah  Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel.Keulemans, Chris. Imagination Behind the Wall: Cultural Life in Ramallah  p.2. April 2005.

The name of the city is made of "Ram", an Aramaic word that means "high place or mountain", and "Allah", the Arabic word for God. It translates as "Height of God".

Palestinian PLO leader (1969-2004) Yasser Arafat is entombed here in mausoleum.

References

Other websites

 Ramallah City 
 Ramallah History 

Category:Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate
Category:National capitals in Asia
Category:Cities in the West Bank