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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] Its proclaimed capital is East Jerusalem, and Ramallah is its administrative center. Although recently promoted to a non-member state status in ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Geography of Israel Continent Asia Region Levant Coordinates 31°N 35°E / 31°N 35°E / 31; 35 Area Ranked 150th • Total 20,770 km 2 (8,020 sq mi) • Land 97.88% • Water 2.12% Coastline 273 km (170 mi) Borders Egypt: 208 km Jordan: 307 km Lebanon: 81 km Syria: 83 km West Bank: 330 ...
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 ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map 1: United Nations -derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements ...
An enlargeable topographic map of Israel. Geography of Israel. Israel is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Southwest Asia; Middle East. The Levant; Extreme points of Israel High: Har Meron 1,208 m (3,963 ft) Low: Dead Sea −412 m (−1,352 ft) – lowest point on the surface of the Earth
Gaza has one of the youngest populations in the world, with 47% under 18 years old. Thousands more Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7 than in conflicts with Israel over the last ...
The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between Israelis and Palestinians since can be traced back ...
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.