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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Jenin campus locatedIn West Bank
The Freedom Theatre locatedIn West Bank
Beit Dajan locatedIn West Bank
Yanun locatedIn West Bank
Kafr Qallil locatedIn West Bank
Balata refugee camp locatedIn West Bank
Faculty of Fine Arts locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: Faculty of Fine Arts (An-Najah National University)
Nablus valley locatedIn West Bank
Kobar locatedIn West Bank
Bir el Qutt locatedIn West Bank
Bethlehem University locatedIn West Bank
Anata locatedIn West Bank
Halhul Municipality locatedIn West Bank
Alon Shvut locatedIn West Bank
Neve Daniel locatedIn West Bank
Elazar locatedIn West Bank
Rosh Tzurim locatedIn West Bank
Tekoa locatedIn West Bank
Maale Amos locatedIn West Bank
Nokdim locatedIn West Bank
Metzad locatedIn West Bank
Pnei Kedem locatedIn West Bank
Karmei Tzur locatedIn West Bank
Gevaot locatedIn West Bank
Asfar locatedIn West Bank
Kfar Etzion locatedIn West Bank
Efrat locatedIn West Bank
Bat Ayin locatedIn West Bank
Migdal Oz locatedIn West Bank
Shepherds' Field locatedIn West Bank
Tuquʼ Municipality locatedIn West Bank
Wadi Fukin locatedIn West Bank
UNRWA health center locatedIn West Bank
subject surface form: UNRWA health center (Aida Camp)
Lajee Center locatedIn West Bank
Kufr Aqab locatedIn West Bank
al-Ram locatedIn West Bank
Jaba locatedIn West Bank
Qatanna locatedIn West Bank
Low Entrance locatedIn West Bank
Sheikh Saad locatedIn West Bank
Beit Jibrin Camp locatedIn West Bank
UNRWA West Bank Field locatedIn West Bank
Al-Azza Refugee Camp locatedIn West Bank