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Palestine (Arabic: فلسطين‎ Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn; Greek: Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשתינה Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_River Jordan River]. It is sometimes considered to include adjoining territories. The name was used by Ancient Greek writers, and was later used for the Roman province [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_Palaestina Syria Palaestina], the Byzantine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestina_Prima Palaestina Prima] and the Umayyad and Abbasid province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_Filastin Jund Filastin]. The region is also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Israel Land of Israel] (Hebrew: ארץ־ישראל Eretz-Yisra'el),[1] the Holy Land, the Southern Levant, Cisjordan, and historically has been known by other names including Canaan, Southern Syria and Jerusalem.

Palestine (Arabic: فلسطين‎ Filasṭīn, Falasṭīn, Filisṭīn; Greek: Παλαιστίνη, Palaistinē; Latin: Palaestina; Hebrew: פלשתינה Palestina) is a geographic region in Western Asia between the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_River Jordan River]. It is sometimes considered to include adjoining territories. The name was used by Ancient Greek writers, and was later used for the Roman province [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_Palaestina Syria Palaestina], the Byzantine [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaestina_Prima Palaestina Prima] and the Umayyad and Abbasid province of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jund_Filastin Jund Filastin]. The region is also known as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Israel Land of Israel] (Hebrew: ארץ־ישראל Eretz-Yisra'el),[1] the Holy Land, the Southern Levant, Cisjordan, and historically has been known by other names including Canaan, Southern Syria and Jerusalem.

Situated at a strategic location between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia Arabia], and the birthplace of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], the region has a long and [[tumultuous]] [[history]] as a [[crossroads]] for [[religion]], [[culture]], commerce, and [[politics]]. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptians Ancient Egyptians], http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan Canaanites], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelites Israelites], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrians Assyrians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonians Babylonians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire Persians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greeks Ancient Greeks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Romans], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire Byzantines], the Sunni [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Caliphate Arab Caliphates], the Shia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid_Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate], Crusaders, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubids Ayyubids], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mameluks Mameluks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottomans Ottomans], the British and modern Israelis and Palestinians.

Situated at a strategic location between [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt Egypt], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria Syria] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabia Arabia], and the birthplace of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], the region has a long and [[tumultuous]] [[history]] as a [[crossroads]] for [[religion]], [[culture]], commerce, and [[politics]]. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptians Ancient Egyptians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaan Canaanites], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelites Israelites], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrians Assyrians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonians Babylonians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_Empire Persians], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greeks Ancient Greeks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome Romans], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire Byzantines], the Sunni [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Caliphate Arab Caliphates], the Shia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatimid_Caliphate Fatimid Caliphate], Crusaders, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayyubids Ayyubids], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mameluks Mameluks], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottomans Ottomans], the British and modern Israelis and Palestinians.

[[Boundaries]] of the region have changed throughout [[history]], and were last defined in modern times by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-British_boundary_agreement_(1920) Franco-British boundary agreement] (1920) and the Transjordan memorandum of 16 September 1922, during the mandate period.[3] Today, the region comprises the State of Israel and Palestinian territories in which the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine State of Palestine] was declared.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine]

[[Boundaries]] of the region have changed throughout [[history]], and were last defined in modern times by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-British_boundary_agreement_(1920) Franco-British boundary agreement] (1920) and the Transjordan memorandum of 16 September 1922, during the mandate period.[3] Today, the region comprises the State of Israel and Palestinian territories in which the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palestine State of Palestine] was declared.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine]

[[Category: Geography]]

[[Category: Geography]]