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The Judea and Samaria Area covers a portion of the territory designated by the biblical names of Judea and Samaria.Both names are tied to the ancient Israelite kingdoms: the former corresponds to part of the Kingdom of Judah, also known as the Southern Kingdom; and the latter corresponds to part of the Kingdom of Israel, also known as the Northern Kingdom.
In the limits of Samaria and Judea lies the village Anuath, which is also named Borceos. [14] This is the northern boundary of Judea. The southern parts of Judea, if they be measured lengthways, are bounded by a village adjoining to the confines of Arabia; the Jews that dwell there call it Jordan. However, its breadth is extended from the river ...
Samaria was used to describe the northern midsection of the land in the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. It became the administrative term in 1967, when the West Bank was defined by Israeli officials as the Judea and Samaria Area, [8] of which the entire area north of the Jerusalem District is termed as Samaria.
While a number of biblical place names like Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, Alexandria, Babylon and Rome have been used for centuries, some have changed over the years. Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations.
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In Judea and Samaria, 44 survey maps have been added. In addition, 3 more survey maps have been added: Map 48/1 which includes the sea area opposite Caesarea to the west of Binyamina map numbered 48. The map of Herzliya-west includes the sea area west of the map of Herzliya numbered 69, and map 251/1 the map of Har Ait east in the Arabah. Today ...
Area C in blue and light blue. East Jerusalem in red. Area C (Hebrew: שטח C, romanized: Shetakh C; Arabic: منطقة ج, romanized: minṭaqa jīm) is the fully Israeli-controlled territory in Judea and Samaria, [1] defined as the whole area outside the Palestinian enclaves (Areas A and B). [2]
Articles relating to the Judea and Samaria Area, the Israeli government term for the administrative district encompassing Israeli-occupied West Bank, excluding East Jerusalem. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is for some statistical purposes grouped together by Israeli authorities with the Districts of Israel , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] although the international community ...