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Ramallah

British  
/ rəˈmælə /

noun

  1. a town in the West Bank, serving as headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority. Pop: 51 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Among them is hostel owner Issa Nazzal, who sits in his office in the picturesque Palestinian town of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, looking out the window at the encroaching settlement on the hilltop.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

In Ramallah, in the West Bank, Ahmed Awad, 67, was equally sceptical.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Al-Mughayyir, near Ramallah, has seen repeated settler attacks.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

AFP journalists in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah heard a series of explosions and the Israeli army said it worked to intercept a new wave of Iranian missiles.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Having seen Imm Janan, their landlord's wife, take the bus toward Ramallah thirty minutes before, they went downstairs to their stony, grassless backyard and unhinged the door to the chicken coop for the first time.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

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