Editing Capital city (section)

=== Disputed capitals ===
* [[Cyprus]] and [[Northern Cyprus]]: [[Nicosia]], "the last divided capital",<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-01-15|title=In Nicosia, the world's last divided capital, a spirit of reconciliation is stirring across the fence|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/in-nicosia-cyprus-spirit-of-reconciliation-is-stirring|access-date=2021-08-15|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816183609/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/15/in-nicosia-cyprus-spirit-of-reconciliation-is-stirring|url-status=live}}</ref> is divided in two by the [[United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus]] (Green Line). Both the [[Republic of Cyprus]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nicosia Municipality - Nicosia, capital of the Republic of Cyprus|url=https://www.nicosia.org.cy/en-GB/discover/nicosia/the-capital/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.nicosia.org.cy|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709193607/https://www.nicosia.org.cy/en-GB/discover/nicosia/the-capital/|url-status=live}}</ref> which has ''de facto'' control of the south, and the largely unrecognized [[Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Constitution of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus|url=http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ncyprus/main/polsyst/constitution/|access-date=2021-08-15|website=www.cypnet.co.uk|archive-date=25 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525163715/http://www.cypnet.co.uk/ncyprus/main/polsyst/constitution/|url-status=live}}</ref> which has ''de facto'' control of [[North Nicosia]], claim the entire city as their capital.
* [[Israel]] and [[Palestine]]: Both the [[Government of Israel]]<ref>See [[Jerusalem Law]]</ref> and the [[Palestinian Authority]]<ref>[http://www.palestinianbasiclaw.org/basic-law/2003-amended-basic-law 2003 Basic Law of Palestine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211183132/http://www.palestinianbasiclaw.org/basic-law/2003-amended-basic-law |date=11 February 2016 }}, Title One: Article 3</ref> claim [[Jerusalem]] as their capital. Jerusalem serves as Israel's capital, with the presidential residence, government offices, supreme court and parliament ([[Knesset]]) located there, while the Palestinian Authority has no ''de facto'' or ''de jure'' control over any of Jerusalem. Many countries, with the notable exception of the United States, which recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Landler|first1=Mark|title=Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's Capital|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/world/middleeast/trump-jerusalem-israel-capital.html|access-date=6 December 2017|work=The New York Times|date=6 December 2017|archive-date=17 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617225602/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/06/world/middleeast/trump-jerusalem-israel-capital.html|url-status=live}}</ref> take [[Status of Jerusalem|the position that the final status of Jerusalem]] is unsettled pending future [[Israeli-Palestinian negotiations|negotiations]]. Most countries maintain their [[List of diplomatic missions in Israel|diplomatic missions to Israel]] in [[Tel Aviv]], while [[List of diplomatic missions in Palestine|diplomatic missions to Palestine]] are in various places such as [[Ramallah]], [[Gaza City]], [[Cairo]] and [[Damascus]].