Ramallah

Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank and the administrative center of the Palestinian Authority. It is a major center of Palestinian political, cultural, and economic life.

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Ottoman Palestine: The region of Palestine under Ottoman rule from the early sixteenth century until World War I. Ramallah developed as a town within this imperial province.
Palestinian Authority: The interim self-governing body established by the Oslo Accords to administer parts of the Palestinian territories. Its executive institutions and ministries are based in Ramallah.
West Bank: A landlocked territory between Israel and Jordan that Israel occupied in 1967. Ramallah lies in the West Bank’s central highlands.
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics: The Palestinian Authority’s official agency for collecting and publishing statistical data. Its headquarters in Ramallah make the city a center of Palestinian public data.
Second Intifada: A Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation that began in 2000 and continued through the mid-2000s. Israeli military operations during the uprising profoundly affected Ramallah and its residents.
Transjordanian rule in the West Bank: The period from 1948 to 1967 when Jordan administered the West Bank. Ramallah’s civic institutions operated under Jordanian administration before Israel occupied the West Bank.
Mahmoud Abbas: A Palestinian political leader who has served as president of the Palestinian Authority since 2005. His presidency has kept Ramallah at the center of Palestinian executive politics.
Palestine: A geographic and political name for the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Ramallah is a Palestinian city within the territory commonly called Palestine.
Palestine Exchange: The securities exchange established in Nablus and headquartered in Ramallah. Its headquarters reflect the city’s role in Palestinian finance.
Battle of Ramallah: An Israeli military operation in Ramallah in March 2002 during the Second Intifada. The operation brought extensive military presence and damage to the city.