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The geography of Palestine refers to the geographic, climatic and other properties of the areas claimed by Palestine. It is the 163rd largest country in the world, in terms of claimed areas. 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 earliest surviving classical maps of the region are Byzantine versions of Ptolemy's 4th Asia map. [6] [7] Cartographic history of Palestine thus begins with Ptolemy, whose work was based on that of the local geographer Marinus of Tyre. [5]
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]
Map of the Middle East between North Africa, Southern Europe, Central Asia, and Southern Asia Middle East map of Köppen climate classification. The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) [note 1] is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.Recognized by a majority of 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.
Geography of the Palestine Region — the geographic and historical region of the Near East in Western Asia For the present day West Bank and Gaza Strip in the State of Palestine, see Category: Geography of the State of Palestine .
Geography of the Middle East — a region of Western Asia and Egypt in North Africa. ... Maps of the Middle East ... Palestine (region) (25 C, ...