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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.
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.
Palestine is a member in a number of international organizations. In others, it enjoys affiliation in a lesser capacity or under another designation (such as PLO or Palestinian National Authority). In the list below, if the membership is not full or not for the state of Palestine, the type and name of affiliation is denoted in parentheses.
Where is Palestine located? Palestine is recognized as an independent state by the United Nations and more than 135 of its members, but it is not recognized by the U.S., according to History.
The country is bordered by Israel to the east, north and west, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the southwest and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The country also shares maritime borders with Israel, Cyprus and Egypt. Located in the Levant, Palestine is part of the Middle Eastern region in Asia.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestinian territories الأراضي الفلسطينية al-Arāḍī al-Filasṭīniyya Palestinian flag Palestinian territories according to a Green Line based definition Largest cities Gaza Hebron Nablus Khan Yunis East Jerusalem Languages Arabic Hebrew English Ethnic groups Palestinians Jews ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. West Bank الضفة الغربية הגדה המערבית Palestinian flag Location of the West Bank within the claimed territory of the State of Palestine Status Claimed by the State of Palestine [a] Partially administered by the Palestinian National Authority in Areas A and B Under Israeli ...
The Palestinian Liberation Organisation was founded in Cairo in 1964, dedicated to fighting for the ”liberation of Palestine” through armed revolution rather than dwelling on rights issues, a ...