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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 the State of 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.
The cartography of the region of Palestine, also known as cartography of the Holy Land and cartography of the Land of Israel, [1] is the creation, editing, processing and printing of maps of the region of Palestine from ancient times until the rise of modern surveying techniques.
See Cartography of Palestine. See also the Atlas of Palestine at the Wikimedia commons. It is an organized and commented collection of geographical, political and historical maps of the region of Palestine For maps of the State of Palestine (former Palestinian territories see Category:Maps of the State of Palestine.
An enlargeable satellite image of State of Palestine, Israel and surrounding region The Palestine sunbird, native to Palestine Inflorescence of the terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus), a tree native to Palestine The Dead Sea on a rough day, with salt deposits on cliffs Colored postcard of the Jordan River by Karimeh Abbud circa 1925.
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 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 .
Geography of the Palestine Region — the geographic and historical region of the Near East in Western Asia ... Maps of Palestine (region) (1 C, 11 P, 1 F) P.
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 ...