Area A

Area A
منطقة أ
שטח א
West Bank area under the Oslo II Accord
The shaded areas represent Area A
Established1995
Largest cityNablus (156,906)
CurrencyIsraeli new shekel
Jordanian dinar

Area A (Arabic: منطقة أ, romanized: minṭaqa alif; Hebrew: שטח א, romanized: Shetakh A) is an area under the civil and security control of the Palestinian National Authority. It represents about 18% of the area and 55% of the population of the West Bank.

The largest cities in Area A include the following cities and their surroundings: Nablus, Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Ramallah, Bethlehem, Jericho, and 80% of Hebron. There are no Israeli settlements in Area A.

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