Mandatory Palestine
League of Nations Mandate in the Middle East under British administration (1920–1948)
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Summary
Mandatory Palestine is a territory[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43,378 views/month, #1 of 214).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Islam[3], Judaism[4], Christianity[5]
- Country: British Empire[6]
- Continent: Asia[7]
- Instance of: occupied territory[8], League of Nations mandate[9]
- Capital: Jerusalem[10]
- Official language: English[11], Hebrew[12], Arabic[13]
- Currency: Palestine pound[14], Egyptian pound[15]
- Shares border with: Emirate of Transjordan[16]
- Main regulatory text: British Mandate for Palestine[17]
- Basic form of government: League of Nations mandate[18]
- Follows: Ottoman Palestine[19]
- Followed by: 1949 Armistice Agreements[20]
- Flag: flag of Mandatory Palestine[21]
- Location: Palestine[22]
- Commons category: British Mandate of Palestine[23]
- Has seal, badge, or sigil: Public Seal of Mandatory Palestine[24]
- Has part(s): Jerusalem during the British Mandate of Palestine[25]
- Inception: July 1, 1920[26]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: May 14, 1948[27]
- Authority: High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mandatory Palestine[29]
- Population: 752,048[30], 1,036,339[31], 1,764,520[32]
- Replaces: Occupied Enemy Territory Administration[33]
- Replaced by: Israel[34], Jordan[35], All-Palestine Government[36]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mandatory Palestine[37]
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Physical Characteristics
Mandatory Palestine covers an area of 26,626 km²[38].
Why It Matters
Mandatory Palestine has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]