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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Nuba locatedIn West Bank
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Jabal al-Quruntul locatedIn West Bank
Mount Quarantania locatedIn West Bank
Ariel locatedIn West Bank
Modi'in Illit locatedIn West Bank
Beitar Illit locatedIn West Bank
Kiryat Arba locatedIn West Bank
Askar refugee camp locatedIn West Bank
Beita locatedIn West Bank
Asira ash-Shamaliya locatedIn West Bank
Beit Furik locatedIn West Bank
Qabalan locatedIn West Bank
Burin locatedIn West Bank
Madama locatedIn West Bank
Urif locatedIn West Bank
Awarta locatedIn West Bank
Salim locatedIn West Bank
Iraq Burin locatedIn West Bank
Einabus locatedIn West Bank
Qusra locatedIn West Bank
Duma locatedIn West Bank
Qaryut locatedIn West Bank
Lubban ash-Sharqiya locatedIn West Bank
Old Campus, Nablus locatedIn West Bank
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (An-Najah National University)
Faculty of Humanities locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities (An-Najah National University)
Faculty of Science locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University
Faculty of Law locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Faculty of Law at An-Najah National University
radio station Voice of An-Najah locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Voice of An-Najah
biblical Jacob’s Well locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Jacob's Well