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Palestine Location Palestine is located in South-West Asia and is in the heart of the Middle East. Capital: Jerusalem. Neighbor Countries In the north Syria and Lebanon, In the south the Gulf of Aqaba and the Egypt In the east is Jordan. In the west is the Mediterranean sea.
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Palestinian Presidents
Yasser Arafat Mahmoud Abbas
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Facts about Palestine Capital: Jerusalem Official language: Arabic
Population: 4 million inside and nearly 5 million outside Area: 27,000 km² (35,637 sq. miles) Religion : Sunni Muslims 75% Christians 25% Climate : Palestine has a combination of Mediterranean and arid desert climates . Generally, Palestine has warm, dry summers and mild, wet winters.
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Fact about Palestine Holidays : Friday and Saturday in addition to some other religious and historical days ( Eid Al Feter , Eid Al Adha ,Christmas , …) Business Hours : For Public Sector 8 AM – 2 PM For Private Sector 9 AM – 5 PM Main Economic Resource : Tourism , Agriculture Currency: Israeli Shekel (ILS) Exchange Rate : 1 USD = 3.5 ILS
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Historic Palestine Palestine was once a land stretching from the Mediterranean coast east across the Jordan River, and from the Gulf of Aqaba north beyond the Sea of Galilee. Today this geographical area is divided into the state of Israel (established in May 1948), and the West Bank (including eastern Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip which Israel occupied in 1967.
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Jerusalem … The land of Prophets
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Jerusalem … The land of Prophets
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Cities of Palestine Bethlehem Gaza Hebron Jericho
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Cities of Palestine Nablus Tulkarm Ramallah Qalqelia
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Cities of Palestine Haifa Yafa
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National flower, Bird and animal
Shaqaeq alnu’man Almaha Sun bird
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Traditional dance (Dabke)
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Traditional Dress
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Handicrafts
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Food
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Sweets
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
Children
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
Schools
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
Hospitals
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
Women
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
Explosions
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Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation
Houses & Buildings
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How we Resist this Terrorism
By Unity and Rocks How we Resist this Terrorism
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Free Palestine
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