| A-Ram | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الرّام |
| • Also spelled | al-Ramm (official) al-Ram (unofficial) |
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A-Ram
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Jerusalem |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 3,289 dunams (3.3 km2 / 1.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 25,595 |
A-Ram or al-Ramm (Arabic: الرّام) is a Palestinian town which lies northeast of Jerusalem, just outside the city's municipal border. The village is part of the built-up urban area of Jerusalem, the Atarot industrial zone and Beit Hanina lie to the west, and Neve Ya'akov borders it on the south. [1] with a built-up area of 3,289 dunums. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, a-Ram had a population of 25,595 in 2006.[2] The head of a-Ram village council estimates that 58,000 people live there, more than half of them holding Israeli identity cards.[3]
In 2006, the Israeli High Court of Justice rejected three petitions objecting to the construction of a security barrier separating a-Ram from Jerusalem.[4] The route of the fence planned to encircle northern Jerusalem has been revised several times. The latest plan calls for a "minimalist" route that leaves the village of A-Ram east of the fence. According to the current plan, still subject to revision, the fence will approach A-Ram, near the Atarot airport and Qalandiyah.[5]
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