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Geography
 




Location

Palestine is located on the western fringe of the Asian Continent and to the east of the Mediterranean Sea. Adjacent to Lebanon and Syria in the North and  bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the West, by the Jordanian Gulf of Aqab and the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula to the South and by Jordan to the East.

Geographic Coordinate
West Bank: 32 00 N, 35 15 E; Gaza: 31 25 N, 34 20 E.

Area
Area: 26.323 km2 (= 10.162 miles2)
Palestinian Territories: 6.170 km2
West Bank: 5.800 km2, 130 Km. long and 40-65Km. wide
The Gaza Strip 365 km2, 45 km. long and 5-12 km. wide
(area that governs itself: 210 km2).
Water Area: 272 miles 2 (approximately).

Regions
The 4 main areas: The Gaza Strip, the northern, central and southern West Bank.

Districts
Gaza: Northern Gaza, Central Gaza, South Gaza.
West Bank: Jenin, Tulkarem, Nablus, Jerusalem, Jericho, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron.

 
 
 
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