Jerusalem Governorate

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The Jerusalem Governorate (Arabic: محافظة القدس‎) is one of 16 Palestinian governorates situated in the central portion of the West Bank. Its claimed district capital and headquarters location is Jerusalem or (East Jerusalem) which has been one the centers of conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. The total land area of the governorate is 331.6 sq.km.

According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate including East Jerusalem's Arab inhabitants had a population of 429,500 residents in 2005, accounting for 10.5% of Palestinians living in the Palestinian territories.^[1]

Contents 1 Politics 2 Localities 2.1 Cities 2.2 Municipalities 2.3 Village councils 2.4 East Jerusalem neighborhoods 3 See also 4 Source 5 References

[edit] Politics

East Jerusalem, like all of Jerusalem, is under the full administrative and military control of the State of Israel. It was annexed by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967. Even though the Palestinian National Authority is without political control over the area, Palestinian residents participate in PNA elections.

During the 2006 election for the Palestinian Legislative Council, Hamas won the electorate's 4 "open" seats while Fatah candidates won the remaining two seats reserved for Christians. Half of the Hamas members elected were detained by Israeli authorities during a crackdown in 2006. The Fatah candidates were Imil Jarjoui and Ivivian Sabella.

[edit] Localities

[edit] Cities

• Abu Dis
• al-Eizariya
• ar-Ram

[edit] Municipalities

• Hizma
• Biddu
• Bir Nabala
• Kafr Aqab

[edit] Village councils

• Anata
• Beit Duqqu
• Beit Iksa
• Beit Sirik
• Jab'a
• al-Jib
• Juderia
• Mukhmas
• Qalandiya
• Qatanna
• Rafat
• as-Sawahra
• ash-Sharqiyah
• az-Za'ayyem

[edit] East Jerusalem neighborhoods

See also: List of East Jerusalem locations

• Abu Tor
• Beit Hanina
• Beit Safafa
• Isawiya
• Jabal Mukabar
• Old City
• Ras al-Amud
• Sheikh Jarrah
• Shu'fat
• Silwan (has a 40% Jewish minority)
• Sur Baher
• at-Tur
• Umm Tuba
• Wadi al-Joz
• al-Walaja (part of Bethlehem Governorate and East Jerusalem)

[edit] See also

• Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority
• Positions on Jerusalem

[edit] Source

• Administrative divisions in Palestine

v • d • e Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority West Bank Jerusalem · Bethlehem · Hebron · Jenin · Jericho · Nablus · Qalqilya · Ramallah and al-Bireh · Salfit · Tubas  · Tulkarm Gaza Strip Deir al-Balah · Gaza · Khan Yunis · North Gaza · Rafah

[edit] References