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last updated Feb. 9, 2007

Rama is a/an Palestinian local development committee in Jenin of West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories). It is administered by Palestinian Authority.

Population

Year	Population	Area	Governorate	Region	State	Type
2008	964		Jenin	West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)	Palestinian Authority	Palestinian local development committee

1997	673		Jenin	West Bank (Occupied Palestinian Territories)	Palestinian Authority	Palestinian local development committee

1961	376		Jenin	West Bank (controlled by Transjordan)	Transjordan	Arab locale

1945	280		Jenin	Palestine	British Mandate	Arab locale

1931	186	4768	Jenin	Palestine	British Mandate	Arab locale

1922	149		Jenin	Palestine	British Mandate	Arab locale

1916	149		Sanjak of Nablus	Vilayet of Beirut	Ottoman Empire	Arab locale

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Leadership

Afif Jazau, Local council head, al-Zeitun

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