Asia · West Asia

Palestine

Capital · Ramallah

Bethlehem, Jericho — one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth — and Nablus sweets.

🇵🇸Ramallah
The essentials

Palestine at a glance

Capital
Ramallah
Region
West Asia
Currency
New shekel (ILS) · Jordanian dinar
Languages
Arabic
Dialling code
+970
Plan around it

Public holidays & key dates in Palestine

Dates shift year to year where a holiday follows a lunar or religious calendar. Check locally before you book flights or count on offices being open.

Nov 15Independence Day
VariesEid al-Fitr & Eid al-Adha date varies date varies
Dec 25ChristmasBethlehem's biggest day
Getting in

Visas for African passports

Entry rules for Palestine differ sharply depending on which African passport you hold — visa-free for some nationalities, e-visa for others, embassy application for the rest.

The AfricAsia Passport Index checks every African passport against this destination, with the current route and a plain-language note on what officers ask for.

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On the ground

Ask before you land

Rent, agents, hospitals, halal and African groceries, church and mosque, where people actually meet on a Sunday — the answers live with the people already there.

The Palestine channel in the Hub is free, open, and moderated by members who live in the country.

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