List of cities in Palestine


The following is the list of cities in Palestine. After the 1995 Interim Agreements, the Palestinian National Authority, which was renamed to the State of Palestine in 2013, took control of civil affairs in the West Bank Palestinian enclaves, designated Areas A and B, where most Palestinian population centers are located. Israel Defense Forces are responsible for security in Area B in the West Bank and have full control over localities in Area C.
Following the 2007 rift between the main two Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, the Palestinian Authority has been split, with the former dominating the Palestinian government in the West Bank and the latter controlling the Gaza Strip.

Local regulations

The Local Government Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority is responsible for granting a town with city or municipality status. However, there is no specific guidelines for a particular locality to achieve the status of Palestinian city. It is mostly judged on the population reaching above 20,000. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics took its latest official census in 2007.

List of cities

The largest city in the Gaza Strip and all of Palestine was Gaza City prior to the Gaza war, and the largest cities in the West Bank are East Jerusalem and Hebron. Some cities form agglomerations with other towns or cities, such as the Bethlehem metropolitan area with Beit Jala and Beit Sahour. Ramallah and al-Bireh also form an agglomeration and are often considered a single city.
Common nameArabic NameGovernorateJurisdictionPopulation Population
Abasan al-Kabiraعبسان الكبيرةKhan YunisArea A18,41323,198
Abu Disأبو ديسJerusalemArea B10,78212,385
Bani Na'imبني نعيمHebronArea A, Area B20,08425,698
Bani Suheilaبني سهيلاKhan YunisArea A31,70339,941
Beit Hanounبيت حانونNorth GazaArea A38,04751,073
Beit Jalaبيت جالاBethlehemArea A, Area C11,75814,419
Beit Lahiaبيت لاهياNorth GazaArea A64,45786,526
Beit Sahourبيت ساحورBethlehemArea A15,36718,165
Beit Ummarبيت اُمّرHebronArea B13,54817,335
BeituniaبيتونياRamallah and al-BirehArea A39,76134,592
Bethlehem بيت لحمBethlehemArea A35,26640,983
al-BirehالبيرةRamallah and al-BirehArea A58,20267,540
Deir al-Balahدير البلحDeir al-BalahArea A54,43970,045
ad-DhahiriyaالظاهريةHebronArea A28,77636,820
DuraدوراHebronArea A28,26836,170
Gaza City غزةGazaArea A649,221766,331
HalhulحلحولHebronArea A22,12828,313
Hebron الخليلHebronArea A, Area B, Area C263,146308,750
IdhnaإذناHebronArea B19,01224,326
JabaliaجبالياNorth GazaArea A122,998165,110
JeninجنينJeninArea A99,004115,305
Jericho أريحاJerichoArea A18,34622,609
JerusalemالقُدسJerusalemArea C747,600857,800
Khan Yunisخان يونسKhan YunisArea A142,637179,701
NablusنابلسNablusArea A216,132239,772
QabatiyaقباطيةJeninArea A36,19740,282
QalqilyaقلقيليةQalqilyaArea A41,73950,700
RafahرفحRafahArea A121,774158,414
Ramallahرام اللهRamallah and al-BirehArea A97,460104,173
Sa'irسعيرHebronArea B18,04523,089
as-SamuالسموعHebronArea A19,64925,141
SurifصوريفHebronArea B, Area C13,64817,535
TubasطوباسJeninArea A26,15430,801
TulkarmطولكرمTulkarmArea A61,30079,114
Ya'badيعبدJeninArea A23,64026,543
al-YamunاليامونJeninArea A26,38330,870
YattaيطّاHebronArea A48,67262,277
az-ZawaydaالزوايدةDeir al-BalahArea A16,93921,795