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Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, West Bank, Palestinei
Regional Level Types
Ramallah and al-Bireh GovernorateGovernorate
West BankTerritory
PalestineCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Modiin Ilit64,179 (2017)
Al Bīrah38,192 (2012)
Ramallah24,599 (2017)
Baytūnyā12,822 (2017)
Bayt Liqyā7,795 (2017)
Silwād7,006 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
341824
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341824:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
gouvernorat de Ramallah et Al-Bireh, Cisjordanie, Palestine
German:
Gouvernement Ramallah und al-Bireh, Westjordanland, Staat Palästina
Italian:
governatorato di Ramallah e al-Bireh, Cisgiordania, Stato di Palestina
Russian:
Рамалла и эль-Бира, Западный берег реки Иордан, Территории Палестины
Simplified Chinese:
拉马拉和比雷赫省, 約旦河西岸地區, 巴勒斯坦
Spanish:
Gobernación de Ramala y Al Bireh, Cisjordania, Palestina
Arabic:
محافظة رام الله والبيرة, الضفة الغربية, فلسطين
Asturian:
Gobernación de Ramala y Al Bireh, Cisxordania, Estáu de Palestina
Bengali:
রামাল্লাহ ও আল-বিরেহ গভর্নোরেট, পশ্চিম তীর, ফিলিস্তিন
Catalan:
Governació de Ramal·lah i al-Bireh, Cisjordània, Estat de Palestina
Danish:
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Vestbredden, Palæstina
Dutch:
Ramallah & Al-Bireh, Westelijke Jordaanoever, Palestina
Farsi/Persian:
استان رام‌الله و البیره, کرانه باختری رود اردن, دولت فلسطین
Finnish:
Ramallah ja al-Birehn kuvernoraatti, Länsiranta, Palestiina
Greek:
Ραμάλα και αλ-Μπίρεχ, Δυτική Όχθη, Κράτος της Παλαιστίνης
Gujarati:
રામલ્લાહ એન્ડ અલ-બિરેહ ગવર્નોરેટ, વેસ્ટ બેન્ક, ફિલસ્ટીન
Hebrew:
רמאללה ואל-בירה , הגדה המערבית, מדינה פלסטינית
Hindi:
रामल्लाह और अल-बिरेह गवर्नरेट, पश्चिमी तट, फिलिस्तीन राज्य
Hungarian:
Rámalláh és el-Bíra kormányzóság, Ciszjordánia, Palesztina
Indonesian:
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Tepi Barat, Negara Palestina
Japanese:
ラマッラー・アル=ビーレ県, ヨルダン川西岸地区, パレスチナ国
Kannada:
ರಾಮಾಲ್ಲಾಹ್ ಮತ್ತು ಅಲ್-ಬೈರೆ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಬ್ಯಾಂಕ್, ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಪ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ಟೈನ್
Korean:
라말라알비레주, 요르단강 서안 지구, 팔레스타인
Latvian:
Rāmallas un Bīras muhāfaza, Rietumkrasts, Palestīnas Valsts
Lithuanian:
Ramalos ir Biros muchafaza, Vakarų Krantas, Palestinos valstybė
Malay:
Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, Tebing Barat, Negara Palestin
Marathi:
रामाल्ला अँड अल-बिरेहचे गव्हर्नोरेट, वेस्ट बँक
Norwegian:
Ramallah og al-Bireh, Vestbredden, Palestina
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Ramallah og al-Bireh guvernement, Vestbreidda
Polish:
Ramallah i Al-Bira, Zachodni Brzeg, Palestyna
Portuguese:
Ramallah og al-Bireh, Cisjordânia, Estado da Palestina
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Ramallah ṣi al-Bireh, Cisiordania, Statul Palestina
Scots:
Ramallah an al-Bireh Govrenorate, Wast Bank, State o Palestine
Sinhalese:
රමල්ලා සහ අල්-බිරේ පළාත, බටහිර ඉවුර, පලස්තීන රාජ්‍යය
Swedish:
Ramallah och al-Bireh, Västbanken, Palestina
Tamil:
ராமல்லாஹ் அண்ட் அல் -பிரெஹ் கோவெர்னோரே, மேற்குக் கரை, பலத்தீன் நாடு
Telugu:
రామల్లా మరియు అల్-బిరేహ్ గవర్నరేట్, వెస్ట్ బ్యాంక్
Thai:
รามัลลาฮ์ แอนด์ อัล ไบเรฮ์ โกเวอโนเรท, เวสต์แบงก์, รัฐปาเลสไตน์
Traditional Chinese:
拉馬拉和比雷赫省, 西岸地區, 巴勒斯坦國
Turkish:
Ramallah ve al-Bireh Valiliği, Batı Şeria, Filistin Devleti
Ukrainian:
Муніципалітет Рамалла та ель-Біра, Західний берег ріки Йордан, Території Палестини
Urdu:
محافظہ رام اللہ و البیرہ, مغربی کنارہ, دولت فلسطین
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Ramallah và al-Bireh, Bờ Tây, Nhà nước Palestine
Western Punjabi:
ضلع رملہ تے البیرہ, مغربی کنارا


The Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رام الله والبيرة‎ Muḥāfaẓat Rām Allāh wa l Bīra) is one of 16 governorates of Palestine. It covers a large part of the central West Bank, on the northern border of the Jerusalem Governorate. Its district capital or muhfaza (seat) is the city of al-Bireh.

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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences36
Youngest Fossil Listed93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Oldest Fossil Listed99.6 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Bet-Meir199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Amminadav199.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Bet Meir or Amminadav3499.6 - 93.5 Ma (Late/Upper Cretaceous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Cephalopoda
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Stoliczkaia
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Lyelliceratidae : Stoliczkaia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Bivalvia
class
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Echinodermata
phylum
Animalia : Echinodermata99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Judeichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gonorhynchiformes : Gonorhynchidae : Judeichthys99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ramallichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gonorhynchiformes : Gonorhynchidae : Ramallichthys99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Dercetoides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Alepisauriformes : Dercetoides99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pharmacichthys
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pharmacichthys99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Aipichthyoides
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Polymixiiformes : Aipichthyoides99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Judeoberyx
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Beryciformes : Judeoberyx99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pelomedusidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Pelomedusidae99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pterosauria
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Pterosauria99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mosasauroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauroidea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ophidia
suborder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Ophidia99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Batoidea
unranked clade
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Batoidea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Haasiophis terrasanctus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Pachyophiidae : Haasiophis : Haasiophis terrasanctus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachyrhachis problematicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Dolichosauridae : Pachyrhachis : Pachyrhachis problematicus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Actinopterygii
class
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Crustacea
subphylum
Animalia : Arthropoda : Crustacea99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Haasiasaurus gittelmani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae : Haasiasaurus : Haasiasaurus gittelmani99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Algorachelus parvus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Bothremydidae : Algorachelus : Algorachelus parvus99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Graysonites wacoense
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Acanthoceratidae : Graysonites : Graysonites wacoense99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pachyamia latimaxillaris
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Amiiformes : Amiidae : Pachyamia : Pachyamia latimaxillaris99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Rhombichthys intoccabilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ellimmichthyiformes : Paraclupeidae : Rhombichthys : Rhombichthys intoccabilis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Parenchodus longipterygius
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Parenchodus : Parenchodus longipterygius99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Saurorhamphus judeaensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Aulopiformes : Eurypholidae : Saurorhamphus : Saurorhamphus judeaensis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Serrilepis
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Aulopiformes : Halecidae : Serrilepis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Enchodus brevis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes : Enchodontidae : Enchodus : Enchodus brevis99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Mesoleptos
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mesoleptos99.6 - 93.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah_and_al-Bireh_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q1093166
GeoNames ID:7870657

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
Eurasian Plate

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