6 days ago · Large detailed map of West Bank. West Bank Location On The Israel Map. West Bank territory lies between Israel and Jordan, occupying an area of approximately 5,655 square kilometers (2,183 sq mi). The territory includes significant portions of the western bank of the Jordan River, hence its name.

6 days ago · The West Bank is an area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan but occupied from 1967 by Israel. The territory, excluding East Jerusalem, is also known within Israel by its biblical names, Judea and Samaria.

The West Bank (Arabic: الضفة الغربية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; Hebrew: הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, romanized: HaGadáh HaMaʽarávit), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that comprise the State ...

The West Bank is an area located in the Middle East between Israel and Jordan, to the north of the Dead Sea. It forms the larger half of the semi-autonomous Palestinian Territories, the smaller half being the Gaza Strip.

Dec 19, 2023 · The Gaza Strip is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the west; by Egypt on the southwest and by Israel on the east and north. The West Bank is bordered by Israel in the north, south, and west; and by Jordan and the Dead Sea in the east.

West Bank is a region in the Middle East, nested between the state of Israel and Jordan, north of the Dead Sea. The territory belongs to the partially recognized state of Palestine, together with the Gaza Strip.

Sep 16, 2024 · Here are 10 maps showing how military control affects Palestinian lives. As Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed more than 41,000 people, nears one year, assaults in the occupied West Bank...

Map showing Israel, the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Golan Heights.

West Bank Detailed Maps. The following eight maps are taken from the detailed CIA map "West Bank and Vicinity" published in July 1992. The scale of the printed map is 1:150,000. To approximate distances on the sectional maps, see the map legend and scale, scanned at the same dpi as the maps.

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