West Bank
E15931
disputed territory
geographic region
landlocked territory
part of the Palestinian territories
territory
The West Bank is a landlocked territory in the Middle East, located west of the Jordan River, that has been under Israeli occupation since 1967 and is central to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and future Palestinian statehood.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern West Bank | 3 |
| Central West Bank | 1 |
| Palestine | 1 |
| Shomron | 1 |
| Southern West Bank | 1 |
| central West Bank | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disputed territory
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ landlocked territory ⓘ part of the Palestinian territories ⓘ territory ⓘ |
| administeredInPartBy |
Israeli Military Governorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli Civil Administration
Palestinian Authority ⓘ |
| borders |
Dead Sea
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ Jordan ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Six-Day War ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Jordan ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Arab–Israeli conflict
ⓘ
surface form:
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
future Palestinian statehood ⓘ |
| contains |
Israeli settlements
ⓘ
Palestinian refugee camps ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Bethlehem
ⓘ
East Jerusalem ⓘ
surface form:
East Jerusalem (disputed)
Hebron ⓘ Jenin ⓘ Jericho ⓘ Nablus ⓘ Qalqilya ⓘ Ramallah ⓘ Salfit ⓘ Tubas ⓘ Tulkarm ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Israel ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
Area A
ⓘ
Area B ⓘ Area C ⓘ |
| divisionDefinedBy | Oslo Accords ⓘ |
| hasCapitalCity |
Ramallah
ⓘ
surface form:
Ramallah (administrative, Palestinian Authority)
|
| hasDeJureStatusClaimedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
State of Palestine ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Israeli settlers
ⓘ
Palestinian ⓘ
surface form:
Palestinian Arabs
|
| hasKeyEconomicSector |
agriculture
ⓘ
light industry ⓘ services ⓘ |
| hasMajorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| hasWidelySpokenLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| internationalLawStatus | Israeli settlements widely considered illegal under international law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle East
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
surface form:
Western Asia
|
| locatedWestOf | Jordan River ⓘ |
| occupationBegan | 1967 ⓘ |
| partOf |
State of Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Palestine (claimed)
|
| UNConsiders | occupied Palestinian territory ⓘ |
| underMilitaryOccupationBy | Israel ⓘ |
Referenced by (88)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Palestinian Legislative Council
this entity surface form:
Shomron
this entity surface form:
Palestine