West Bank

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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.

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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

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Ahmed Qurei residence West Bank
Bethlehem Governorate locatedIn West Bank
Milk Grotto locatedIn West Bank
Beit Jala locatedIn West Bank
Ottoman Palestine overlaps West Bank
Manger Square locatedIn West Bank
Shepherds’ Field (nearby Beit Sahour) locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Shepherds’ Field
Palestinian territories hasPart West Bank
Al-Quds University locatedIn West Bank
East Jerusalem borderedBy West Bank
Qumran locatedIn West Bank
Judean Desert locatedIn West Bank
Herodium region West Bank
Sebaste locatedInPresentDay West Bank
Palestine hasSubregion West Bank
Issa Kassis regionOfActivity West Bank
Palestinian Museum locatedIn West Bank
al-Bireh locatedIn West Bank
this entity surface form: central West Bank
al-Bireh locatedIn West Bank
Area C locatedIn West Bank
Qalqilya locatedIn West Bank
Salfit locatedIn West Bank
Salfit partOf West Bank
this entity surface form: Northern West Bank
Banksy workLocation West Bank
Tulkarm locatedIn West Bank
Wadi an-Nar region West Bank
Jerusalem stone quarriedIn West Bank
Tubas locatedIn West Bank
Tubas locatedIn West Bank
this entity surface form: Northern West Bank
Mount Nebo viewIncludes West Bank
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) operatesIn West Bank
subject surface form: Israel Security Agency
Jerusalem District borders West Bank
Mount Gerizim area locatedIn West Bank
June War tookPlaceIn West Bank
Bethany locatedIn West Bank
Ibrahimi Mosque locatedIn West Bank
Hebron University locatedIn West Bank
Tell es-Sultan locatedIn West Bank