That is actually correct, I checked the Palestinian Central Bereau of Statistics (https://www.pcbs.gov.ps/site/lang__en/803/default.aspx) and found the following 2021 projected mid-year population:

Jerusalem (J1, or East Jerusalem): 304,444
Hebron (Al Khalil): 221,136
Gaza: 645,576

Hanna.

On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 4:17 PM Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk> wrote:

On 12/02/2021 16:04, Alois Treindl wrote:
> The Palestinan request contradicts the rules in the theory file. tzdb
> does not aim to represent capitals for zone names, but the most
> important population center.
>
> Because Hebron is the most populous town in Palestine, it is correctly
> used as zone name.

Hebron isn't the most populous town (that would be East Jerusalem, I
think), but it is the most populous governorate.

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