The part of the Palestinian Jerusalem governorate (Muhafazat al-Quds) that coincides with the area of Jerusalem that Israel annexed and claims as its own—i.e., the area of the governorate that falls within the unilaterally declared Israeli municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. One of two subdistricts (J1 and J2) of this governorate, which was established when the Palestinian Authority was established in 1995 under the Oslo Accords.

See also Where Is Jerusalem? and J2.