Palestine

Summary

Palestine is a region^[1]. Palestine ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,836 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Palestine is in the country of Israel^[3].
• Palestine is in the country of Palestine^[4].
• Palestine is in the country of Jordan^[5].
• Palestine is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Palestine's instance of is recorded as region^[7].
• Palestine's instance of is recorded as divided region^[8].
• Palestine's instance of is recorded as cultural region^[9].
• Palestine's instance of is recorded as occupied territory^[10].
• Palestine's instance of is recorded as tourist destination^[11].
• Palestine took place at West Asia^[12].
• Palestine is part of Southern Levant^[13].
• Palestine's Commons category is recorded as Palestine^[14].
• Palestine's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[15].
• Palestine's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[16].
• Palestine's said to be the same as is recorded as Land of Israel^[17].
• Palestine's said to be the same as is recorded as Holy Land in Islam^[18].
• Palestine's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.625321, 'lon': 35.145264}^[19].
• Palestine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Palestine (region)^[20].
• Palestine's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Palestine^[21].
• Palestine's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[22].
• Palestine's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[23].
• Palestine's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[24].
• Palestine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Palestine's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Palestine's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Israel^[3], a Mediterranean country^[28], in Israel^[29], founded in 1948^[30]; Palestine^[4], a country^[31], in Palestine^[32], founded in 1988^[33]; and Jordan^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Jordan^[35], founded in 1946^[36]. Palestine is on the continent of Asia^[6]. Palestine is part of Southern Levant^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include region^[7], divided region^[8], cultural region^[9], occupied territory^[10], and tourist destination^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Palestine include From the river to the sea^[37], a political slogan^[38], founded in 1960^[39]; Palestine Book Awards^[40], an award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2012^[43]; University of Palestine^[44], a private university^[45], in Palestine^[46], founded in 2005^[47], headquartered in Al-Zahra^[48]; Palaestina^[49], a taxon^[50]; Palestine^[51], a country^[52], in Palestine^[53], founded in 1988^[54]; and Eretz Israel Museum^[55], a museum^[56], in Israel^[57], founded in 1958^[58], headquartered in Tel Aviv^[59].

Why It Matters

Palestine ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,836 views/month).^[2] Palestine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] Palestine is known by 109 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]

Entities named for Palestine include From the river to the sea^[37], a political slogan^[38], founded in 1960^[39]; Palestine Book Awards^[40], an award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 2012^[43]; University of Palestine^[44], a private university^[45], in Palestine^[46], founded in 2005^[47], headquartered in Al-Zahra^[48]; Palaestina^[49], a taxon^[50]; Palestine^[51], a country^[52], in Palestine^[53], founded in 1988^[54]; and Eretz Israel Museum^[55], a museum^[56], in Israel^[57], founded in 1958^[58], headquartered in Tel Aviv^[59].