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Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt. Thematic map showing Israeli and Palestinian settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with areas shaded to indicate Palestinian autonomous areas under varying degrees of control and Israeli-controlled areas. Purple dots and squares mark Israeli settlements and settlement outposts, while major Palestinian cities and the planned West Bank security fence and concrete wall are also indicated. Insets provide a regional locator and close-up of the Gaza Strip. israel bee country map Map showing Israel and the surrounding region with a green line marking the pre-1967 borders between Israel and the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Major cities, neighboring countries, and geographic features such as the Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, and Sea of Galilee are labeled.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Article revised and updated. Jul 27, 2026
Corrected “Palestinian Liberation Organization” to “Palestine Liberation Organization.” Dec 02, 2024
Article revised and updated. Sep 11, 2024
Country Profile: Updated Population. Sep 06, 2024
Added mention of the restriction of movement following the attacks from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. Oct 20, 2023
Added mention of the confrontations between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Palestinian militants in 2022. Oct 13, 2023
Add new Web site: Globalsecurity.org - The West Bank. Oct 07, 2022
Added cross-reference to United Nations Resolution 181. May 14, 2021
In the History section, added discussion of the West Bank in the 2010s. Jan 24, 2020
Corrected display issue. Jan 30, 2019
Changed area of the West Bank from approximately 2,770 square miles (5,900 square km) to 2,180 square miles (5,650 km). Jan 13, 2016
Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. Feb 16, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Geography - West Bank. Jul 17, 2008
Article revised and updated. Feb 15, 2008
Article revised and updated. Sep 22, 2007
Media added. Sep 22, 2007
Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - West Bank. Jul 24, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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