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Palestine shares most of its borders with Israel, and it borders Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest. It has a total land area of 6,020 square kilometres (2,320 sq mi) while its population exceeds five million people. Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Ramallah serves as its administrative center.
Political Map of Palestine. Covering an area of 6,020 sq. km, the State of Palestine is a de jure sovereign state, located in Western Asia and comprising of the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Area: 2,320 sq mi (6,020 sq km). Population: ~ 5,200,000.
The region of Palestine is the eponym for the Palestinian people and the culture of Palestine, both of which are defined as relating to the whole historical region, usually defined as the localities within the border of Mandatory Palestine.
Area of Palestine: State of Palestine (post-2013): claimed area 6,220 km 2 (2,400 sq mi) (de facto control of 2,488 km 2 (961 sq mi)); The West Bank (including East Jerusalem) is (5,860 km 2 (2,260 sq mi) and the Gaza Strip is 360 km 2 (140 sq mi) Atlas of Palestine.
Definition. Palestine in the ancient world was part of the region known as Canaan where the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah were located. The term `Palestine' was originally a designation of an area of land in southern Canaan which the people known as the Philistines occupied a very small part of.
Palestine is the area of the eastern Mediterranean region comprising parts of modern Israel along with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The strategic importance of the area is immense: through it pass the main roads from Egypt to Syria and from the Mediterranean to the hills beyond the Jordan River.
Palestine is a country in the Middle East, which claims the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The land has a total area of 6,020 km² (2,324 mi²) and a total coastline of 40 km (24.9 mi). This land area is approximately 93% of the area of Delaware. Palestine is thus one of the smallest countries in Asia by area and ranked 172nd worldwide.
Area: 6,020 sq km. Population: 5.3 million (West Bank: 3.19 million; Gaza Strip: 2.17 million) 5.9 million refugees (in surrounding countries and elsewhere: UNRWRA, external) Language:...
Palestine (from Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: ארץ־ישראל Eretz-Yisra'el, formerly also פלשתינה Palestina; Arabic: فلسطين Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn) is one of several names for the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River and various adjoining lands.