Palestine

political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West Asia
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Palestine

Summary

Palestine is a country[1]. Palestine draws 14,231 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #5 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Palestine is identified as part of the Palestinians ethnic group[3].
  • Palestine is in the country of Palestine[4].
  • Palestine is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[5].
  • Palestine is on the body of water Dead Sea[6].
  • Palestine is on the body of water Jordan River[7].
  • Palestine's head of government is recorded as Mohammad Shtayyeh[8].
  • Palestine's head of government is recorded as Mohammad Mustafa[9].
  • Palestine is on the continent of Asia[10].
  • Palestine's instance of is recorded as country[11].
  • Palestine's instance of is recorded as region[12].
  • Palestine's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[13].
  • Palestine's instance of is recorded as state with limited recognition[14].
  • Palestine's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country[15].
  • Palestine's head of state is recorded as Mahmoud Abbas[16].
  • Palestine's capital is recorded as East Jerusalem[17].
  • Palestine's capital is recorded as Ramallah[18].
  • Palestine's capital is recorded as Jerusalem[19].
  • Palestine's official language is recorded as Arabic[20].
  • Palestine's currency is recorded as Jordanian dinar[21].
  • Palestine's currency is recorded as new shekel[22].
  • Palestine's currency is recorded as Egyptian pound[23].
  • Palestine's shares border with is recorded as Israel[24].
  • Palestine's shares border with is recorded as Egypt[25].
  • Palestine's shares border with is recorded as Jordan[26].
  • Palestine's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .ps[27].

Body

Geography

Palestine is in the country of Palestine[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Mediterranean Sea[5], an adjacent sea[28], in Spain[29]; Dead Sea[6], an endorheic lake[30], in Jordan[31]; and Jordan River[7], a river[32], in Lebanon[33]. Palestine is on the continent of Asia[10]. Part of include Middle East[34], a transcontinental region[35], in Iran[36]; Palestine[37], a region[38], in Israel[39]; Levant[40], a region[41]; Israel and The Occupied Territories[42]; West Asia[43], a region[44]; and Asia[45], a continent[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include country[11], region[12], sovereign state[13], state with limited recognition[14], and Mediterranean country[15].

History and Context

Palestine is named after Palestine[47].

Why It Matters

Palestine draws 14,231 Wikipedia views per month (country category, ranking #5 of 27).[2] Palestine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Palestine is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . reuters.com. reuters.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . visualcapitalist.com. Retrieved . visualcapitalist.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . nbcnews.com. Retrieved . nbcnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . taxsummaries.pwc.com. Retrieved . taxsummaries.pwc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . france24.com. Retrieved . france24.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [26] ↑ . bedutours.com. Retrieved . bedutours.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [34] ↑ . pcrf.net. Retrieved . pcrf.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [45] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21h ago · Younesmoussaif · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 225
    Wikidata description → political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West
    Wikipedia languages → ['abstract', 'ace', 'af', 'als', 'an', 'ang', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', '
    Facet of → Palestinian National Authority, Occupied Palestinian territories
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1082]]: 5,400,000, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791153941986"
  2. 4w ago · Uwe a · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West
    Facet of → Palestinian National Authority, Occupied Palestinian territories
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q42620]]"
  3. 9w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 31.9522, 'lon': 35.2332}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5140]]: 31°57'7.9"N, 35°13'59.5"E"
  4. 10w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Khalil.rantissi-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q13955 (ara)-AlNatiq-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Stato di Palestina.wav
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Stato di Palestina.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  5. 11w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 050239473, 028869826
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  6. 15w ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → State_of_Palestine
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: State_of_Palestine, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294327753|State of Palestine (#294327753)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|I"
  7. 18w ago · Circenses · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → political entity that enjoys incomplete recognition as a state, located in West
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P36]]: [[Q212938]]"
  8. 19w ago · IvanScrooge98 · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Khalil.rantissi-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q13955 (ara)-AlNatiq-فلسطين.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Stato di Palestina.wav
    Capital → East Jerusalem, Ramallah, Jerusalem
    Basic form of government → parliamentary republic, unitary state, semi-presidential system
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q55633582 (ajp)-Khalil.rantissi-فلسطين.wav"
  9. 19w ago · NurAy · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دولة فلسطين'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1559]]: دولة فلسطين"
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