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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 .
A map of the State of Palestine with the West Bank and Gaza Strip highlighted in red An enlargeable map of the West Bank An enlargeable map of the Gaza Strip. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the State of Palestine:
The UN has, after the resolution was passed, permitted Palestine to title its representative office to the UN as "The Permanent Observer Mission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations", [93] seen by many as a reflection of the UN's de facto position of recognizing the State of Palestine's sovereignty under international law, [87] and ...
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.
no regional name shown: 952: Istakhri map: Istakhri: Drawn in 952 AD, copy from 1298. [23] no regional name shown: 995: Cotton map: unknown: Known as the "Anglo-Saxon" world map. The earliest known map of the world (rather than just the region) showing the divisions of the Twelve Tribes. Thought to be based on the map of Orosius, which is no ...
The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority expressed hope on Sunday that Spain, Ireland and Norway's recognition of a Palestinian state would encourage other European countries to do the same.
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 .
On May 28, Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognised a unified Palestinian state ruled by the Palestinian Authority comprising the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital.