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West Bank (occupied territory) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 32 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 035 15 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area on the west bank of the Jordan River. Its current temporary status is Israeli-occupied subject to the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement. It was annexed by Jordan in 1949 and administered as the governorates Jerusalem, Hebron, and Nablus; occupied by Israel after 1967 Six Day War and administered by Judea-Samaria district; Palestinians have since asserted claims to the area and have authority over much of its territory. |
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| Aḍ Ḍaffah al Gharbīyah (preferred,C,V,Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
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| West Bank (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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............ | used since 1949/1950 |
| Ha-gadah Ha-ma'aravit (C,V,Hebrew (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Westjordanland (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Judaea and Samaria (C,O,English,U,N)
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............ | refers to the Biblical name for the area, used by Israel |
| WE (C,O,FIPS)
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| Aḑ Ḑaffah al Gharbīyah (C,U)
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| Cisjordània (C,U,Catalan)
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| Cisjordanie (C,U,French)
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| Västbanken (C,U,Swedish)
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| Vestbredden (C,U,Norwegian)
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| الضفة الغربية (C,U,Arabic)
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| occupied territory (preferred, C) |
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occupied by Israel since 1967, Palestinian interim self-government in effect from September, 1993; Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements was signed in 1993 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[VP] |
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Arafat, Los Angeles Times (1996) |
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CIA, World Fact Book (1995) |
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CIA, World Fact Book (1996) |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 285153 |
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Holy Land, National Geographic (1989) map supplement |
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Jericho, Los Angeles Times (1994) |
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Middle East, National Geographic (1991) map supplement |
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Mideast Issues, Los Angeles Times (1993) |
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Nationhood, Washington Post (1996) |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) Accessed 04/09/2002. |
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Peace, Los Angeles Times (1993) |
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[VP] |
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Arafat, Los Angeles Times (1996) |
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CIA, World Fact Book (1995) |
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CIA, World Fact Book (1996) |
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2002) "Judaea & Samaria," accessed Feb. 1998; Accessed 04/08/2002. |
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GeoNames online [n.d.] 285153 |
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Holy Land, National Geographic (1989) map supplement |
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Jericho, Los Angeles Times (1994) |
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Middle East, National Geographic (1991) map supplement |
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Mideast Issues, Los Angeles Times (1993) |
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Nationhood, Washington Post (1996) |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 25 March 2015 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (2000-2003) Accessed 04/09/2002. |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) 97 |
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Peace, Los Angeles Times (1993) |
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Scharon und Arafat, Die Welt (2002) Accessed 04/07/2002. |
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Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank |
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