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View of Nablus, c. 1890–1900
Antique map of Palestine from around 1885, showing detailed topography, historical regions, and major cities along the eastern Mediterranean coast, including areas west and east of the Jordan River, with place names and borders as used in the late 19th century.
Historic photo of Jerusalem's city wall with a large breach serving as a new entrance, horse-drawn carriages and people gathered in front, and stone buildings in the background.
Map titled Palestine and the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah during the time of David and Solomon, with orange land, yellow Philistia and Phoenicia, red borders, and blue seas.
Map of Palestine during the Maccabean period, showing territorial expansions of the Jewish state under different rulers. The map uses color shading to indicate the original state under Judas and subsequent additions under Jonathan, Simon, John Hyrcanus, Aristobulus I, and Alexander Jannaeus, with major ancient cities and geographic features such as the Mediterranean Sea, Lake Tiberias, and the Dead Sea labeled.
Map of the Roman client kingdoms in the Levant during the time of Herod the Great and his sons, showing territorial divisions among Archelaus, Antipas, and Philip with different colors. The map outlines Herod's kingdom boundaries, borders fixed by Augustus in 4 BCE, and other regional boundaries, with key cities, the Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, and Lake Tiberias labeled.
sites in Syrian and Palestinian religion
Map of Palestine showing the Peel Commission's 1937 partition proposal, with areas designated for a Jewish state in green, an Arab state in orange, and a central zone under British rule in red, including Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Major cities, Jewish settlements, and Arab or mixed towns are marked, alongside neighboring countries Egypt, Transjordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Map showing the United Nations partition plan for Palestine adopted in 1947, with areas color-coded to indicate proposed Jewish state, Arab state, and a separate Jerusalem district. The map includes key cities and regions, borders with Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, and Egypt, and highlights the Mediterranean coast.
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