Al Baldah al Qadīmah al Bīrah

Places of Interest

Government Departments Complex

Public building

Photo: PalestinianLiberator, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mukataa is an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center, particularly in Palestine. Mukataas were mostly built during the British Mandate as Tegart forts and were used both as British government centers and as dwellings for the British administrative staff.

Gamal Abdel Nasser Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Abutoum, Public domain.

Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque is the largest mosque in al-Bireh, West Bank, Palestine. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the mosque is named after the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Yasser Arafat Museum

Museum

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Places in the Area

Al-Bireh

Town

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Al-Bireh, al-Birah, or el-Bira is a city in the central West Bank, 15 kilometers north of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate of the State of Palestine.

Psagot

Village

Photo: Ramallite, Public domain.

Psagot is an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, located on Tawil hill, adjacent to the Palestinian cities of Ramallah and al-Bireh. Established in 1981, it is organised as a community settlement and falls under the jurisdiction of Binyamin Regional Council, with the council's headquarters located there.

Ramallah

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Ramallah or Ram Allah is a small city in the West Bank region of the Palestinian Territories, located 15 km north of Jerusalem. Since the inception of the Palestinian National Authority, Ramallah has acted as the de facto capital city of the Palestinian administration.

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