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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KKL operatesIn West Bank
this entity surface form: West Bank (disputed territory)
Hisham's Palace locatedIn West Bank
Hebron Governorate locatedIn West Bank
Hebron Governorate locatedIn West Bank
this entity surface form: Southern West Bank
Taysir Abu Sneineh locatedIn West Bank
Jericho Governorate locatedIn West Bank
Mount of Temptation locatedIn West Bank
Yarden flowsThrough West Bank
subject surface form: Jordan River
قصر اليهود locatedIn West Bank
this entity surface form: الضفة الغربية
Hebron Municipality locatedIn West Bank
this entity surface form: southern West Bank
as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah locatedInPresentDay West Bank
subject surface form: as-Sāmirah
as-Sāmirah or as-Sāmiriyyah locatedInPresentDay West Bank
subject surface form: as-Sāmiriyyah
historic Palestine overlaps West Bank
Highway 60 passesThrough West Bank
Stone Intifada mainLocation West Bank
Love Street hasStand West Bank
Battle of Jenin (2002) location West Bank
UNRWA regionServed West Bank
Council of Ministers locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Council of Ministers (Palestine)
Nablus Governorate locatedIn West Bank
Nablus Governorate locatedIn West Bank
this entity surface form: Northern West Bank
Al-Manara Square locatedIn West Bank
Neapolis locatedIn West Bank
Mount Ebal locatedIn West Bank
Mount Ebal region West Bank
this entity surface form: Northern West Bank
Freedom Theatre locatedIn West Bank
Freedom Theatre regionServed West Bank
Jenini regionContext West Bank