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Palestine – country in the Middle East, politically under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian government and the Hamas Government in Gaza. Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988 and the consequent admission into UN as an observer state in 2012, Palestine is today recognized by three-quarters of the world's countries. [1]
The first medieval Christian world map of relevance to the cartography of Palestine. [22] This copy from 1060 is thought to be the closest to the original out the 14 surviving manuscripts. [22] no regional name shown: 952: Istakhri map: Istakhri: Drawn in 952 AD, copy from 1298. [23] no regional name shown: 995: Cotton map: unknown: Known as ...
The region of Palestine, [iii] also known as historic Palestine, [1] [2] [3] is a geographical area in West Asia. It includes modern-day Israel and Palestine, as well as parts of northwestern Jordan in some definitions. Other names for the region include Canaan, the Promised Land, the Land of Israel, or the Holy Land.
Ksalon riverbed near Mevasseret Zion and Beit Surik in Jerusalem Map of Palestine. The geography of the State of Palestine refers to the geographic, climatic and other properties of the areas claimed by State of Palestine. Palestine is 163rd largest country in the world, in terms of claimed areas. The country is bordered by Israel to the east ...
The State of Palestine (formerly the occupied Palestinian territories) comprise the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. The boundaries, subject to future negotiations, are generally regarded by the international community as being defined by the Green Line .
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states.It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.
Middle East maps maintained by Dartmouth - one of the most diverse collections of historical and battlefield maps available. Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection at the University of Texas. A valuable collection of detailed Middle East maps. UNISPAL Palestine maps maintained by the United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine.
The occupied Palestinian territories, also referred to as the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Palestinian territories, consist of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip—two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967.