Palestine

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Palestine (pælɪstaɪn)

Palestine (pronounced /ˈpælɪstaɪn/), is a geographic region in Western Asia usually considered to include Israel, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, and in some definitions, parts of western Jordan.

Etymology

The word Palestine derives from Latin Palaestīna, from Greek Palaistinē (Παλαιστίνη), originally denoting the Semitic Philistine territories. The word is first attested in Herodotus' Histories (5th century BC), where it denotes generally the coastal land from Phoenicia down to Egypt.

Related Terms

  • Israel: A country in Western Asia, located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest.
  • West Bank: A landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia, bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel to the south, west and north.
  • Gaza Strip: A self-governing Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, that borders Egypt on the southwest for 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) and Israel on the east and north along a 51 km (32 mi) border.
  • Jordan: An Arab country in Western Asia, on the East Bank of the Jordan River, and extending into the historic region of Palestine.

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