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