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Ramallah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 31 54 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.9000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 12 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in central Palestine, adjacent to the town of Al-Birah and north of Jerusalem, on the crest of the Judean Hills at over 2,800 ft. elevation. It was an ancient settlement; some buildings incorporate masonry from the time of Herod the Great (reigned 37-34 BC); however, no complete structure is older than the Crusades of the 11th century CE. Noted for the important nearby ancient site, Tel Mizpe. |
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| Rām Allāh (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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............ | meaning "height of God" |
| Ramallah (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Ram Allah (C,O)
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| רמאללה (C,U,Hebrew )
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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was an ancient settlement; in modern times, was returned to Palestinian rule on December 30, 1995 |
| town (C) |
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| agricultural center (C) |
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| resort center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
State of Palestine .......... (autonomous area) |
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(World, Asia) [7018359] |
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de facto capital |
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