The ancient settlement of Ram Allah, or…

The ancient settlement of Ram Allah, or Ramallah, in central Palestine, adjacent to the Muslim town of Al-Birah (east) and north of Jerusalem, has buildings incorporating masonry from the time of Herod the Great.

Situated on the crest of the Judaean Hills, at an elevation of two thousand eight hundred and sixty-one feet (eight hundred and seventy-two meters) above sea level, Ram Allah (in Arabic, Height of God) has fine summer breezes and has long been a popular Arab resort.

Predominantly Christian, Ram Allah is twice as large as Al-Birah.

What will one day become Birzeit University is founded here in 1924 by Nabiha Nasir as an elementary school for girls from Birzeit and the surrounding villages.

It is one of the first schools in the area.

Also founded in this year is the Al-Nahda (Arabic for "awakening" or "renaissance") Women's Association.