1. PALESTINE BY: MAEN MOHAMMAD 6 TH GRADE

2. Palestine

3. GOVERMENT Palestine has a Parliamentary Democracy. A parliamentary democracy means that the political power is held by an elected parliament representing the people.

4. WHO IS IN CHARGE? The president of Palestine is Mahmoud Abbas. He is a great leader. He was born in 1935. Abbas earned a law degree from the University of Damascus. In 1990’s he negotiated with Israel and made an agreement that they would leave some land alone like West Bank and Gaza Strip.

5. ECONOMY Palestine has a blooming economy. They grow fruits, vegetables, and more but mostly olive. The people there are really smart. They are smart in medical and engineering education. They also get a lot of natural recourses. Olive Grape Figs Stones/Marbles

6. RELIGION In Palestine most of the religion practiced is Islam. They have a small population of Christianity and Jews.

7. LANGUAGE Almost all Palestine speaks Arabic. A low population talks English.

8. GEOGRAGHY & Location Location Mountains: Ebal Mountain, and Jarzeem Mountain. Lake: Lake Tibreas Rivers: Jordan River, and Ba Nias River. Sea: Dead Sea

10. LAND MARKS MASJID AL’AQSA: holy place for Muslims. Were the prophet Muhammad went to the 7 heavens and praid with the other prophets. Jerusalem : all relegion …

11. Hebron Is important for Muslims.. Abraham grave is in Alharam al-ebraheme Bethelehem “: is important for Christine.. Church of Nativity

12. TRADITIONS Sport: Soccer Clothes: Thobe

13. History & FACTS?! Israel occupied Palestine in 1984. Have the highest amount of educated people in the Middle East! For thousands of years, the olive tree has been an integral part of the Palestinian landscape: a symbol of Palestinian identity, culture and tradition. 45% of the agricultural land in the West Bank is dedicated to olive production.

14. Palestine before 1948

15. How did Palestine became Israel ? Refrence: http://www.palestineremembered.com/Maps/index.html

16. Satellite picture of Palestine

17. QUESTIONS اسئلة

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