Quds Governorate

Summary

Quds Governorate is a governorate of the State of Palestine^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of governorate_of_the_state_of_palestine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Quds Governorate's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Quds Governorate's religion is recorded as Christianity^[4].
• Quds Governorate is located in West Bank^[5].
• Quds Governorate is in the country of Palestine^[6].
• Quds Governorate is on the body of water Wādī Sittī Maryam^[7].
• Quds Governorate's head of government is recorded as Adnan Ghaith^[8].
• Quds Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of the State of Palestine^[9].
• Quds Governorate's capital is recorded as Jerusalem^[10].
• Quds Governorate's official language is recorded as Arabic^[11].
• Quds Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Bethlehem Governorate^[12].
• Quds Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Jericho Governorate^[13].
• Quds Governorate's shares border with is recorded as Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate^[14].
• Quds Governorate's shares border with is recorded as West Jerusalem^[15].
• Quds Governorate's physically interacts with is recorded as West Jerusalem^[16].
• Quds Governorate's physically interacts with is recorded as Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate^[17].
• Quds Governorate's physically interacts with is recorded as Bethlehem Governorate^[18].
• Quds Governorate's physically interacts with is recorded as Jericho Governorate^[19].
• Jerusalem is named after Quds Governorate^[20].
• Quds Governorate's headquarters location is recorded as East Jerusalem^[21].
• Quds Governorate's executive body is recorded as governor^[22].
• Quds Governorate's locator map image is recorded as Governate of Jerusalem.png^[23].
• Quds Governorate's locator map image is recorded as Jerusalem in Palestine (+claimed hatched).svg^[24].
• Quds Governorate's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as PS-JEM^[25].
• Quds Governorate's part of is recorded as Palestinian government^[26].
• Quds Governorate's Commons category is recorded as Jerusalem Governorate^[27].

Body

Geography

Quds Governorate is in the country of Palestine^[6]. It is located in West Bank^[5]. It is on the body of water Wādī Sittī Maryam^[7]. Its part of is recorded as Palestinian government^[26].

Physical Characteristics

Quds Governorate's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+331.6'}^[28]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+683'}^[29]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+600000'}^[30].

Designation and Status

Quds Governorate's instance of is recorded as governorate of the State of Palestine^[9]. Religious affiliations include Islam^[3], a major religious group^[31], founded in 0631^[32] and Christianity^[4], a major religious group^[33], founded in 0033^[34].

History and Context

+1996-01-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Quds Governorate^[35]. Jerusalem is named after it^[20].

Why It Matters

Quds Governorate ranks in the top 6% of governorate_of_the_state_of_palestine entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]