Knowledge

Geography of the State of Palestine

Source 📝

2297:
both these products is projected to remain strong, with the Dead Sea a cheap and easily exploited source. There is no reason to suppose that Palestinian investors along with prospective international partners would not be able to reap the benefits of this market, provided they were able to access the resource. Taking as a benchmark the average value added by these industries to the Jordanian and the Israeli economies, the Palestinian economy could derive up to USD 918 million per annum –equal to 9 percent of 2011 GDP, almost equivalent to the size of the entire Palestinian manufacturing sector
435: 160: 138: 3105: 2698: 3115: 2708: 468:: BSh) with mild winters and dry hot summers. Spring arrives around March–April and the hottest months are July and August, with the average high being 33 °C (91 °F). The coldest month is January with temperatures usually at 7 °C (45 °F). Rain is scarce and generally falls between November and March, with annual precipitation rates approximately at 4.57 inches (116 mm). 41: 2296:
The Dead Sea abounds in valuable minerals, principally large deposits of potash and bromine. Israel and Jordan together derive some USD 4.2 billion in annual sales of these products, and account for 6 percent of the world's supply of potash and fully 73 percent of global bromine output. Demand for
2263:
By granting substantial financial benefits to the settlers, as well as by licensing Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories Ltd., 44.5 per cent of whose shares are owned by the settlements of 'Mitzpe Shalem' and 'Kalia,' to mine and manufacture products that utilise the mud extracted from the occupied Dead Sea
179:
is 163rd largest country in the world, in terms of claimed areas. The country is bordered by Israel to the east, north and west, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the southwest and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. The country also shares maritime borders with Israel, Cyprus and Egypt. Located in the
1878:. However, these resources are monopolised by Israeli settlements; the Palestinian policy network Al-Shabaka reported in 2015 that the added value access to these natural resources could have delivered to the economy was $ 918 million per annum. 2264:
area, Israel is openly in violation of its obligations as an Occupying Power in the OPT. It is encouraging and facilitating the exploitation of Palestinian natural resources and actively assisting their pillaging by private actors.
274:(826m). The rocks are principally composed of marine sediments (limestone and dolomite). The porosity of these rocks permits water to filter down to the non-porous strata, which supply water to the numerous aquifers in the region. 327:
The tectonic disposition of Palestine on the margin of the Dead Sea Transform has left it exposed to relatively frequent earthquakes, the most destructive of which were those of 31 BCE, 363, 749, and 1033. For a detailed list see
2246: 1906:; and depletion and contamination of underground water resources. In the West Bank, many of the same issues apply; although fresh water is much more plentiful, access is restricted by the ongoing 1981:
Ferry M.; Meghraoui M.; Karaki A.A.; Al-Taj M.; Amoush H.; Al-Dhaisat S.; Barjous M. (2008). "A 48-kyr-long slip rate history for the Jordan Valley segment of the Dead Sea Fault".
58: 2157: 2663: 3070: 3139: 2221: 2337: 2276: 3144: 2673: 2143: 2122: 3019: 2612: 105: 438: 77: 3080: 2587: 1965: 1940: 2744: 84: 2994: 217:, with some vegetation in the west, but somewhat barren in the east. The elevation span reaches from a low on the northern shore of the 2056: 313: 2016: 91: 3039: 124: 449:, slightly cooler at elevated areas compared with the shoreline, west to the area. In the east, the West Bank includes much of the 465: 353: 2164: 73: 2330: 2422: 62: 2189: 2668: 2118: 2829: 2627: 2532: 3075: 289: 3034: 2939: 2637: 2323: 376: 2582: 2547: 2502: 2225: 98: 3044: 2761: 2737: 2472: 2467: 2362: 2354: 403: 262:
in Arabic, there are no other rocks in this region. In contrast, the West Bank is dominated by low mountains:
206:
near the coast. The highest point is Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Auda), at 105 m (344 ft) above sea level.
2989: 2954: 2909: 2592: 2567: 2482: 2462: 2412: 2382: 2372: 1907: 51: 2879: 2874: 2769: 2678: 2557: 2552: 2432: 321: 309: 2999: 2974: 2889: 2869: 2819: 2789: 2779: 2622: 2572: 2527: 2507: 2497: 2397: 1851: 461: 17: 3085: 2964: 2959: 2839: 2597: 2512: 2492: 2377: 2367: 1990: 1919: 249:
The coastal plain of Gaza is composed of sand dunes and fertile sandy sediments. Except for a porous
226: 368:, while on the other hand large quantities of untreated sewage are being discharged into the river. 3059: 3029: 2979: 2934: 2914: 2904: 2804: 2730: 2652: 2642: 2577: 2542: 2477: 2457: 2447: 2407: 2392: 2387: 1899: 3114: 2707: 2308: 2097: 1937: 3004: 2919: 2899: 2784: 2774: 2683: 2602: 2562: 2537: 2517: 2452: 2427: 2417: 2402: 293: 214: 172: 30: 434: 159: 3049: 2984: 2949: 2884: 2864: 2854: 2814: 2799: 2794: 2522: 2487: 2442: 2437: 2346: 2052: 1961: 1799: 1751: 1180: 1133: 1085: 415: 297: 2046: 3090: 3009: 2969: 2944: 2924: 2859: 2834: 2824: 2809: 1998: 1994: 1903: 1895: 222: 2247:"Israel's Unlawful Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Occupied Palestinian Territory" 2929: 2894: 2849: 2844: 2753: 2024: 1944: 1887: 317: 137: 145: 2072: 3133: 3108: 2701: 1886:
Palestine has a number of environmental issues; issues facing the Gaza Strip include
1011: 666: 450: 446: 419: 308:. The entire segment is thought to have ruptured repeatedly, for instance during the 305: 301: 263: 341: 271: 2207: 1938:
A house demolished, three others threatened in the town of Halhul - 24,March,2007
356:
reports that on the one hand up to 96% of the river's fresh water is diverted by
3118: 2711: 1891: 423: 267: 171:
refers to the geographic, climatic and other properties of the areas claimed by
40: 2002: 1866:
Natural resources of Palestine include mud extracts from the Dead Sea, such as
320:
that has built up since the 1033 event is sufficient to cause an earthquake of
2283: 380: 250: 199: 193: 149: 2193: 1867: 407: 391: 345: 253: 210: 189: 176: 153: 398:, flow into the Jordan River or Dead Sea through the West Bank, including 454: 372: 349: 230: 218: 316:, the most recent major earthquake along this structure. The deficit in 1960:. Beit Sahour, Palestine: Alternative Tourism Group. 2008. p. 18. 1875: 399: 344:
is the largest river in Palestine, forming the eastern boundary of the
238: 221:
at 429 m (1,407 ft) below sea level, to the highest point at
2250: 1871: 411: 361: 357: 329: 283: 258: 234: 141: 2315: 2722: 365: 158: 136: 395: 384: 203: 180:
Levant, Palestine is part of the Middle Eastern region in Asia.
2726: 2319: 2309:
http://www.alhaq.org/publications/Water-For-One-People-Only.pdf
34: 2048:
The Manasseh Hill Country Survey: The Shechem Syncline
3058: 3018: 2760: 2651: 2611: 2353: 65:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 2277:"Area C and the Future of the Palestinian Economy" 2222:"Climatological Information for Jerusalem, Israel" 229:. The area of the West Bank is landlocked; the 2738: 2331: 8: 2144:"Weatherbase: Climate Information for Gaza" 2745: 2731: 2723: 2338: 2324: 2316: 2190:"Long Term Climate Information for Israel" 1233: 747: 472: 453:, including the western shoreline of the 125:Learn how and when to remove this message 1845:Source 1: Israel Meteorological Service 457:, characterised by dry and hot climate. 433: 18:List of rivers of the State of Palestine 2224:. Hong Kong Observatory. Archived from 2119:"Monthly Averages for Gaza, Gaza Strip" 1930: 1237:Climate data for Jerusalem (1881–2007) 445:The climate in the West Bank is mostly 74:"Geography of the State of Palestine" 7: 439:Köppen-Geiger climate classification 63:adding citations to reliable sources 3140:Geography of the State of Palestine 1983:Earth and Planetary Science Letters 1947:, POICA. Retrieved 14 October 2012. 169:geography of the State of Palestine 25: 2158:"Appendix I: Meteorological Data" 3113: 3104: 3103: 2706: 2697: 2696: 354:Friends of the Earth Middle East 225:at 1,030 m (3,380 ft) 39: 3145:Geography of Palestine (region) 233:are the main recharge area for 50:needs additional citations for 3071:British Indian Ocean Territory 2664:British Indian Ocean Territory 2073:"Water Resources of Palestine" 1226:Source: Arab Meteorology Book 441:map for the State of Palestine 284:Israel § Seismic activity 278:Tectonics and seismic activity 1: 2121:. MSN Weather. Archived from 1636:Average rainfall mm (inches) 1958:Palestine & Palestinians 2192:. June 2011. Archived from 1854:for data of sunshine hours 1496:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1356:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 940:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 800:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 595:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 525:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 213:is mostly rugged dissected 194:Gaza Strip § Geography 3161: 2163:. Springer. Archived from 2003:10.1016/j.epsl.2007.05.049 1849: 1844: 1236: 1225: 750: 738: 475: 394:streams, in Arabic called 377:body of water in Palestine 348:, until it flows into the 281: 190:West Bank § Geography 187: 28: 3099: 2692: 1797: 1749: 1705: 1635: 1565: 1495: 1425: 1355: 1285: 1280: 1277: 1274: 1271: 1268: 1265: 1262: 1259: 1256: 1253: 1250: 1247: 1244: 1241: 1178: 1131: 1083: 1009: 939: 869: 799: 794: 791: 788: 785: 782: 779: 776: 773: 770: 767: 764: 761: 758: 755: 751:Climate data for Jericho 664: 594: 524: 519: 516: 513: 510: 507: 504: 501: 498: 495: 492: 489: 486: 483: 480: 202:is flat or rolling, with 2820:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 2413:East Timor (Timor-Leste) 296:, a continuation of the 3081:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2674:Cocos (Keeling) Islands 2208:"Record Data in Israel" 1995:2007E&PSL.260..394F 1908:occupation of Palestine 476:Climate data for Gaza 442: 410:. Others flow through 379:, while the valley of 164: 156: 2051:. BRILL. p. 36. 2045:Zertal, Adam (2004). 1852:Hong Kong Observatory 462:hot semi-arid climate 437: 184:Physiographic regions 162: 140: 2995:United Arab Emirates 2588:United Arab Emirates 1920:Tourism in Palestine 1900:water-borne diseases 1286:Record high °C (°F) 739:Source: Weatherbase 300:which separates the 292:is a segment of the 59:improve this article 3022:limited recognition 2615:limited recognition 1706:Average rainy days 1566:Record low °C (°F) 1426:Daily mean °C (°F) 870:Daily mean °C (°F) 209:The terrain of the 198:The terrain of the 2253:. 3 September 2012 1943:2007-05-27 at the 443: 294:Dead Sea Transform 173:State of Palestine 165: 157: 31:Palestine (region) 3127: 3126: 3064:other territories 2720: 2719: 2657:other territories 2347:Geography of Asia 2100:. Global Security 2017:"Home Project 23" 1967:978-9950-319-01-1 1862:Natural resources 1858: 1857: 1752:relative humidity 1230: 1229: 1086:relative humidity 743: 742: 416:Mediterranean Sea 310:earthquake of 749 298:Great Rift Valley 135: 134: 127: 109: 16:(Redirected from 3152: 3117: 3107: 3106: 3076:Christmas Island 2762:Sovereign states 2754:Climate of Asia 2747: 2740: 2733: 2724: 2710: 2700: 2699: 2669:Christmas Island 2355:Sovereign states 2340: 2333: 2326: 2317: 2311: 2306: 2300: 2299: 2293: 2291: 2286:. 3 October 2013 2281: 2273: 2267: 2266: 2260: 2258: 2243: 2237: 2236: 2234: 2233: 2218: 2212: 2211: 2204: 2198: 2197: 2186: 2180: 2179: 2177: 2175: 2170:on March 4, 2016 2169: 2162: 2154: 2148: 2147: 2140: 2134: 2133: 2131: 2130: 2115: 2109: 2108: 2106: 2105: 2094: 2088: 2087: 2085: 2083: 2069: 2063: 2062: 2042: 2036: 2035: 2033: 2032: 2023:. Archived from 2013: 2007: 2006: 1989:(3–4): 394–406. 1978: 1972: 1971: 1954: 1948: 1935: 1904:soil degradation 1896:sewage treatment 1894:of fresh water; 1234: 748: 473: 336:Rivers and lakes 223:Mount Nabi Yunis 163:Map of Palestine 130: 123: 119: 116: 110: 108: 67: 43: 35: 21: 3160: 3159: 3155: 3154: 3153: 3151: 3150: 3149: 3130: 3129: 3128: 3123: 3095: 3063: 3054: 3035:Northern Cyprus 3021: 3014: 2756: 2751: 2721: 2716: 2688: 2656: 2647: 2628:Northern Cyprus 2614: 2607: 2349: 2344: 2314: 2307: 2303: 2289: 2287: 2279: 2275: 2274: 2270: 2256: 2254: 2245: 2244: 2240: 2231: 2229: 2220: 2219: 2215: 2206: 2205: 2201: 2188: 2187: 2183: 2173: 2171: 2167: 2160: 2156: 2155: 2151: 2142: 2141: 2137: 2128: 2126: 2117: 2116: 2112: 2103: 2101: 2096: 2095: 2091: 2081: 2079: 2071: 2070: 2066: 2059: 2044: 2043: 2039: 2030: 2028: 2015: 2014: 2010: 1980: 1979: 1975: 1968: 1956: 1955: 1951: 1945:Wayback Machine 1936: 1932: 1928: 1916: 1888:desertification 1884: 1864: 1859: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1685: 1680: 1675: 1670: 1665: 1660: 1655: 1650: 1645: 1640: 1630: 1625: 1620: 1615: 1610: 1605: 1600: 1595: 1590: 1585: 1580: 1575: 1570: 1560: 1555: 1550: 1545: 1540: 1535: 1530: 1525: 1520: 1515: 1510: 1505: 1500: 1490: 1485: 1480: 1475: 1470: 1465: 1460: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1400: 1395: 1390: 1385: 1380: 1375: 1370: 1365: 1360: 1350: 1345: 1340: 1335: 1330: 1325: 1320: 1315: 1310: 1305: 1300: 1295: 1290: 1231: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1004: 999: 994: 989: 984: 979: 974: 969: 964: 959: 954: 949: 944: 934: 929: 924: 919: 914: 909: 904: 899: 894: 889: 884: 879: 874: 864: 859: 854: 849: 844: 839: 834: 829: 824: 819: 814: 809: 804: 745: 744: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 659: 654: 649: 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 589: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 559: 554: 549: 544: 539: 534: 529: 432: 375:is the largest 338: 286: 280: 247: 227:above sea level 196: 186: 146:Mevasseret Zion 142:Ksalon riverbed 131: 120: 114: 111: 68: 66: 56: 44: 33: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3158: 3156: 3148: 3147: 3142: 3132: 3131: 3125: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3111: 3100: 3097: 3096: 3094: 3093: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3073: 3067: 3065: 3056: 3055: 3053: 3052: 3047: 3042: 3037: 3032: 3026: 3024: 3016: 3015: 3013: 3012: 3007: 3002: 2997: 2992: 2987: 2982: 2977: 2972: 2967: 2962: 2957: 2952: 2947: 2942: 2937: 2932: 2927: 2922: 2917: 2912: 2907: 2902: 2897: 2892: 2887: 2882: 2877: 2872: 2867: 2862: 2857: 2852: 2847: 2842: 2837: 2832: 2827: 2822: 2817: 2812: 2807: 2802: 2797: 2792: 2787: 2782: 2777: 2772: 2766: 2764: 2758: 2757: 2752: 2750: 2749: 2742: 2735: 2727: 2718: 2717: 2715: 2714: 2704: 2693: 2690: 2689: 2687: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2671: 2666: 2660: 2658: 2649: 2648: 2646: 2645: 2640: 2635: 2630: 2625: 2619: 2617: 2609: 2608: 2606: 2605: 2600: 2595: 2590: 2585: 2580: 2575: 2570: 2565: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2545: 2540: 2535: 2530: 2525: 2520: 2515: 2510: 2505: 2500: 2495: 2490: 2485: 2480: 2475: 2470: 2465: 2460: 2455: 2450: 2445: 2440: 2435: 2430: 2425: 2420: 2415: 2410: 2405: 2400: 2395: 2390: 2385: 2380: 2375: 2370: 2365: 2359: 2357: 2351: 2350: 2345: 2343: 2342: 2335: 2328: 2320: 2313: 2312: 2301: 2268: 2238: 2213: 2199: 2196:on 2010-09-14. 2181: 2149: 2146:. Weatherbase. 2135: 2110: 2089: 2064: 2058:978-9004137561 2057: 2037: 2008: 1973: 1966: 1949: 1929: 1927: 1924: 1923: 1922: 1915: 1912: 1883: 1880: 1863: 1860: 1856: 1855: 1847: 1846: 1842: 1841: 1838: 1835: 1832: 1829: 1826: 1823: 1820: 1817: 1814: 1811: 1808: 1805: 1802: 1800:sunshine hours 1795: 1794: 1791: 1788: 1785: 1782: 1779: 1776: 1773: 1770: 1767: 1764: 1761: 1758: 1755: 1747: 1746: 1743: 1740: 1737: 1734: 1731: 1728: 1725: 1722: 1719: 1716: 1713: 1710: 1707: 1703: 1702: 1697: 1692: 1687: 1682: 1677: 1672: 1667: 1662: 1657: 1652: 1647: 1642: 1637: 1633: 1632: 1627: 1622: 1617: 1612: 1607: 1602: 1597: 1592: 1587: 1582: 1577: 1572: 1567: 1563: 1562: 1557: 1552: 1547: 1542: 1537: 1532: 1527: 1522: 1517: 1512: 1507: 1502: 1497: 1493: 1492: 1487: 1482: 1477: 1472: 1467: 1462: 1457: 1452: 1447: 1442: 1437: 1432: 1427: 1423: 1422: 1417: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1372: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1353: 1352: 1347: 1342: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1312: 1307: 1302: 1297: 1292: 1287: 1283: 1282: 1279: 1276: 1273: 1270: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1252: 1249: 1246: 1243: 1239: 1238: 1232: 1228: 1227: 1223: 1222: 1219: 1216: 1213: 1210: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1198: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1186: 1183: 1181:sunshine hours 1176: 1175: 1172: 1169: 1166: 1163: 1160: 1157: 1154: 1151: 1148: 1145: 1142: 1139: 1136: 1134:sunshine hours 1129: 1128: 1125: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1113: 1110: 1107: 1104: 1101: 1098: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1081: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1007: 1006: 1001: 996: 991: 986: 981: 976: 971: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 937: 936: 931: 926: 921: 916: 911: 906: 901: 896: 891: 886: 881: 876: 871: 867: 866: 861: 856: 851: 846: 841: 836: 831: 826: 821: 816: 811: 806: 801: 797: 796: 793: 790: 787: 784: 781: 778: 775: 772: 769: 766: 763: 760: 757: 753: 752: 746: 741: 740: 736: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 662: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 592: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 522: 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 506: 503: 500: 497: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 478: 477: 471: 470: 431: 428: 337: 334: 282:Main article: 279: 276: 246: 243: 185: 182: 133: 132: 47: 45: 38: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3157: 3146: 3143: 3141: 3138: 3137: 3135: 3120: 3116: 3112: 3110: 3102: 3101: 3098: 3092: 3089: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3068: 3066: 3061: 3057: 3051: 3048: 3046: 3045:South Ossetia 3043: 3041: 3038: 3036: 3033: 3031: 3028: 3027: 3025: 3023: 3017: 3011: 3008: 3006: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2986: 2983: 2981: 2978: 2976: 2973: 2971: 2968: 2966: 2963: 2961: 2958: 2956: 2953: 2951: 2948: 2946: 2943: 2941: 2938: 2936: 2933: 2931: 2928: 2926: 2923: 2921: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2911: 2908: 2906: 2903: 2901: 2898: 2896: 2893: 2891: 2888: 2886: 2883: 2881: 2878: 2876: 2873: 2871: 2868: 2866: 2863: 2861: 2858: 2856: 2853: 2851: 2848: 2846: 2843: 2841: 2838: 2836: 2833: 2831: 2828: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2811: 2808: 2806: 2803: 2801: 2798: 2796: 2793: 2791: 2788: 2786: 2783: 2781: 2778: 2776: 2773: 2771: 2768: 2767: 2765: 2763: 2759: 2755: 2748: 2743: 2741: 2736: 2734: 2729: 2728: 2725: 2713: 2709: 2705: 2703: 2695: 2694: 2691: 2685: 2682: 2680: 2677: 2675: 2672: 2670: 2667: 2665: 2662: 2661: 2659: 2654: 2650: 2644: 2641: 2639: 2638:South Ossetia 2636: 2634: 2631: 2629: 2626: 2624: 2621: 2620: 2618: 2616: 2610: 2604: 2601: 2599: 2596: 2594: 2591: 2589: 2586: 2584: 2581: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2566: 2564: 2561: 2559: 2556: 2554: 2551: 2549: 2546: 2544: 2541: 2539: 2536: 2534: 2531: 2529: 2526: 2524: 2521: 2519: 2516: 2514: 2511: 2509: 2506: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2496: 2494: 2491: 2489: 2486: 2484: 2481: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2471: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2449: 2446: 2444: 2441: 2439: 2436: 2434: 2431: 2429: 2426: 2424: 2421: 2419: 2416: 2414: 2411: 2409: 2406: 2404: 2401: 2399: 2396: 2394: 2391: 2389: 2386: 2384: 2381: 2379: 2376: 2374: 2371: 2369: 2366: 2364: 2361: 2360: 2358: 2356: 2352: 2348: 2341: 2336: 2334: 2329: 2327: 2322: 2321: 2318: 2310: 2305: 2302: 2298: 2285: 2278: 2272: 2269: 2265: 2252: 2248: 2242: 2239: 2228:on 2016-03-03 2227: 2223: 2217: 2214: 2209: 2203: 2200: 2195: 2191: 2185: 2182: 2166: 2159: 2153: 2150: 2145: 2139: 2136: 2125:on 2009-02-10 2124: 2120: 2114: 2111: 2099: 2093: 2090: 2078: 2074: 2068: 2065: 2060: 2054: 2050: 2049: 2041: 2038: 2027:on 2016-03-04 2026: 2022: 2018: 2012: 2009: 2004: 2000: 1996: 1992: 1988: 1984: 1977: 1974: 1969: 1963: 1959: 1953: 1950: 1946: 1942: 1939: 1934: 1931: 1925: 1921: 1918: 1917: 1913: 1911: 1909: 1905: 1901: 1897: 1893: 1889: 1881: 1879: 1877: 1873: 1869: 1861: 1853: 1848: 1843: 1839: 1836: 1833: 1830: 1827: 1824: 1821: 1818: 1815: 1812: 1809: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1798:Mean monthly 1796: 1792: 1789: 1786: 1783: 1780: 1777: 1774: 1771: 1768: 1765: 1762: 1759: 1756: 1753: 1748: 1744: 1741: 1738: 1735: 1732: 1729: 1726: 1723: 1720: 1717: 1714: 1711: 1708: 1704: 1698: 1693: 1688: 1683: 1678: 1673: 1668: 1663: 1658: 1653: 1648: 1643: 1638: 1634: 1628: 1623: 1618: 1613: 1608: 1603: 1598: 1593: 1588: 1583: 1578: 1573: 1568: 1564: 1558: 1553: 1548: 1543: 1538: 1533: 1528: 1523: 1518: 1513: 1508: 1503: 1498: 1494: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1428: 1424: 1418: 1413: 1408: 1403: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1354: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1284: 1240: 1235: 1224: 1220: 1217: 1214: 1211: 1208: 1205: 1202: 1199: 1196: 1193: 1190: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1177: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1164: 1161: 1158: 1155: 1152: 1149: 1146: 1143: 1140: 1137: 1135: 1132:Mean monthly 1130: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1111: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1099: 1096: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1082: 1076: 1071: 1066: 1061: 1056: 1051: 1046: 1041: 1036: 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1013: 1012:precipitation 1008: 1002: 997: 992: 987: 982: 977: 972: 967: 962: 957: 952: 947: 942: 938: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 868: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 812: 807: 802: 798: 754: 749: 737: 731: 726: 721: 716: 711: 706: 701: 696: 691: 686: 681: 676: 671: 668: 667:precipitation 663: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 622: 617: 612: 607: 602: 597: 593: 587: 582: 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 523: 479: 474: 469: 467: 463: 458: 456: 452: 451:Judean Desert 448: 447:Mediterranean 440: 436: 429: 427: 425: 421: 420:Hadera Stream 417: 414:and into the 413: 409: 405: 401: 397: 393: 388: 386: 385:seasonal lake 382: 378: 374: 369: 367: 363: 359: 355: 351: 347: 343: 335: 333: 331: 325: 323: 319: 315: 314:again in 1033 311: 307: 306:Arabian Plate 303: 302:African Plate 299: 295: 291: 290:Jordan Valley 285: 277: 275: 273: 269: 265: 264:Mount Gerizim 261: 260: 255: 252: 244: 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 207: 205: 201: 195: 191: 183: 181: 178: 174: 170: 161: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 129: 126: 118: 115:December 2018 107: 104: 100: 97: 93: 90: 86: 83: 79: 76: –  75: 71: 70:Find sources: 64: 60: 54: 53: 48:This article 46: 42: 37: 36: 32: 27: 19: 3060:Dependencies 2990:Turkmenistan 2955:Saudi Arabia 2653:Dependencies 2632: 2583:Turkmenistan 2548:Saudi Arabia 2304: 2295: 2288:. Retrieved 2271: 2262: 2255:. Retrieved 2241: 2230:. Retrieved 2226:the original 2216: 2202: 2194:the original 2184: 2172:. Retrieved 2165:the original 2152: 2138: 2127:. Retrieved 2123:the original 2113: 2102:. Retrieved 2092: 2080:. Retrieved 2076: 2067: 2047: 2040: 2029:. Retrieved 2025:the original 2020: 2011: 1986: 1982: 1976: 1957: 1952: 1933: 1885: 1865: 1014:mm (inches) 669:mm (inches) 459: 444: 390:A number of 389: 370: 342:River Jordan 339: 326: 287: 272:Mount Scopus 270:(890m), and 257: 248: 208: 197: 168: 166: 121: 112: 102: 95: 88: 81: 69: 57:Please help 52:verification 49: 26: 3119:Asia portal 3020:States with 2940:Philippines 2880:South Korea 2875:North Korea 2770:Afghanistan 2712:Asia portal 2613:States with 2533:Philippines 2473:South Korea 2468:North Korea 2363:Afghanistan 2174:October 25, 1882:Environment 1179:Mean daily 460:Gaza has a 424:Wadi Kabiba 404:Wadi Fa'rah 268:Nabi Samwil 237:'s coastal 3134:Categories 3000:Uzbekistan 2975:Tajikistan 2890:Kyrgyzstan 2870:Kazakhstan 2790:Bangladesh 2780:Azerbaijan 2593:Uzbekistan 2568:Tajikistan 2483:Kyrgyzstan 2463:Kazakhstan 2383:Bangladesh 2373:Azerbaijan 2284:World Bank 2232:2016-01-03 2129:2009-01-15 2104:2009-01-25 2031:2016-01-03 1926:References 1892:salination 1850:Source 2: 418:, such as 381:Marj Sanur 251:calcareous 200:Gaza Strip 188:See also: 150:Beit Surik 85:newspapers 29:See also: 3086:Hong Kong 3040:Palestine 2965:Sri Lanka 2960:Singapore 2840:Indonesia 2679:Hong Kong 2633:Palestine 2558:Sri Lanka 2553:Singapore 2433:Indonesia 2290:3 January 2257:3 January 2021:foeme.org 1868:magnesium 408:Wadi Qelt 392:ephemeral 346:West Bank 304:from the 254:sandstone 231:highlands 211:West Bank 177:Palestine 154:Jerusalem 3109:Category 3030:Abkhazia 2980:Thailand 2935:Pakistan 2915:Mongolia 2910:Maldives 2905:Malaysia 2805:Cambodia 2702:Category 2623:Abkhazia 2573:Thailand 2528:Pakistan 2508:Mongolia 2503:Maldives 2498:Malaysia 2398:Cambodia 1941:Archived 1914:See also 1840:3,397.1 1750:Average 1701:(21.81) 1351:(111.9) 1331:(100.0) 1326:(111.9) 1321:(105.1) 1174:3,566.7 1084:Average 1010:Average 840:(100.2) 835:(101.5) 665:Average 455:Dead Sea 383:forms a 373:Dead Sea 350:Dead Sea 266:(881m), 239:aquifers 219:Dead Sea 3005:Vietnam 2920:Myanmar 2900:Lebanon 2830:Georgia 2785:Bahrain 2775:Armenia 2598:Vietnam 2513:Myanmar 2493:Lebanon 2423:Georgia 2378:Bahrain 2368:Armenia 2082:June 7, 1991:Bibcode 1876:bromine 1696:(4.16) 1691:(2.39) 1686:(0.61) 1681:(0.01) 1661:(0.13) 1656:(0.96) 1651:(3.65) 1646:(4.66) 1641:(5.24) 1631:(19.9) 1626:(32.4) 1621:(35.2) 1616:(49.6) 1611:(55.8) 1606:(59.9) 1601:(58.3) 1596:(51.8) 1591:(45.7) 1586:(33.4) 1581:(31.5) 1576:(27.7) 1571:(19.9) 1561:(56.3) 1556:(47.1) 1551:(54.1) 1546:(61.9) 1541:(65.5) 1536:(67.1) 1531:(66.9) 1526:(64.0) 1521:(60.3) 1516:(54.7) 1511:(47.1) 1506:(43.5) 1501:(43.5) 1491:(63.6) 1486:(52.2) 1481:(60.1) 1476:(69.3) 1471:(74.1) 1466:(76.1) 1461:(75.6) 1456:(72.9) 1451:(68.9) 1446:(62.8) 1441:(53.4) 1436:(49.1) 1431:(48.4) 1421:(70.7) 1416:(57.2) 1411:(65.8) 1406:(76.5) 1401:(82.8) 1396:(84.9) 1391:(84.2) 1386:(81.7) 1381:(77.5) 1376:(70.7) 1371:(59.7) 1366:(54.7) 1361:(53.2) 1346:(78.8) 1341:(84.9) 1336:(92.8) 1316:(98.2) 1311:(99.0) 1306:(95.5) 1301:(81.7) 1296:(77.5) 1291:(74.1) 1005:(59.2) 1000:(52.9) 995:(61.9) 990:(63.7) 985:(68.9) 980:(70.0) 975:(71.4) 970:(68.4) 965:(64.8) 960:(56.5) 955:(49.3) 950:(42.6) 945:(39.9) 935:(73.2) 930:(62.4) 925:(73.0) 920:(78.4) 915:(83.5) 910:(86.7) 905:(87.6) 900:(86.7) 895:(79.9) 890:(72.3) 885:(61.3) 880:(54.7) 875:(51.3) 865:(86.0) 860:(70.5) 855:(82.6) 850:(90.9) 845:(96.4) 830:(98.6) 825:(93.9) 820:(85.1) 815:(75.9) 810:(69.1) 805:(66.2) 734:(11.9) 430:Climate 400:Wadi Og 256:called 245:Geology 99:scholar 3050:Taiwan 2985:Turkey 2950:Russia 2885:Kuwait 2865:Jordan 2855:Israel 2815:Cyprus 2800:Brunei 2795:Bhutan 2643:Taiwan 2578:Turkey 2543:Russia 2478:Kuwait 2458:Jordan 2448:Israel 2408:Cyprus 2393:Brunei 2388:Bhutan 2251:Al Haq 2098:"Gaza" 2077:Fanack 2055:  1964:  1872:potash 1837:192.2 1834:228.0 1831:275.9 1828:309.0 1825:365.8 1822:384.4 1819:381.0 1816:331.7 1813:267.0 1810:226.3 1807:243.6 1804:192.2 1242:Month 1171:207.7 1168:249.0 1165:294.5 1162:336.0 1159:396.8 1156:418.5 1153:393.0 1150:362.7 1147:288.0 1144:244.9 1141:186.5 1138:189.1 1079:(8.0) 1074:(2.6) 1069:(0.2) 1064:(0.1) 1059:(0.1) 1054:(0.0) 1039:(0.0) 1034:(0.2) 1029:(0.8) 1024:(1.7) 1019:(2.3) 756:Month 729:(2.8) 724:(1.8) 719:(0.6) 694:(0.1) 689:(0.2) 684:(1.5) 679:(1.9) 674:(3.0) 481:Month 466:Köppen 412:Israel 362:Jordan 358:Israel 324:~7.4. 259:kurkar 235:Israel 215:upland 192:, and 101:  94:  87:  80:  72:  3091:Macau 3010:Yemen 2970:Syria 2945:Qatar 2925:Nepal 2860:Japan 2835:India 2825:Egypt 2810:China 2684:Macau 2603:Yemen 2563:Syria 2538:Qatar 2518:Nepal 2453:Japan 2428:India 2418:Egypt 2403:China 2280:(PDF) 2168:(PDF) 2161:(PDF) 1745:62.0 1742:10.9 1712:11.7 1709:12.9 1699:554.1 1694:105.7 1644:118.3 1639:133.2 1281:Year 1209:11.2 1206:12.8 1203:13.5 1200:13.1 1197:11.7 795:Year 660:(57) 655:(47) 650:(54) 645:(62) 640:(66) 635:(70) 630:(69) 625:(65) 620:(60) 615:(55) 610:(49) 605:(45) 600:(45) 590:(78) 585:(65) 580:(75) 575:(83) 570:(88) 565:(91) 560:(91) 555:(89) 550:(84) 545:(78) 540:(69) 535:(63) 530:(62) 520:Year 396:wadis 366:Syria 204:dunes 144:near 106:JSTOR 92:books 2930:Oman 2895:Laos 2850:Iraq 2845:Iran 2523:Oman 2488:Laos 2443:Iraq 2438:Iran 2292:2016 2259:2016 2176:2015 2084:2021 2053:ISBN 1962:ISBN 1874:and 1754:(%) 1739:7.3 1736:3.6 1733:0.3 1721:1.3 1718:4.4 1715:9.6 1689:60.8 1684:15.4 1676:(0) 1671:(0) 1666:(0) 1654:24.5 1649:92.7 1629:−6.7 1609:13.2 1604:15.5 1599:14.6 1594:11.0 1579:−0.3 1574:−2.4 1569:−6.7 1559:13.5 1549:12.3 1544:16.6 1539:18.6 1534:19.5 1529:19.4 1524:17.8 1519:15.7 1514:12.6 1489:17.5 1484:11.2 1479:15.6 1474:20.7 1469:23.4 1464:24.5 1459:24.2 1454:22.7 1449:20.5 1444:17.1 1439:11.9 1419:21.5 1414:14.0 1409:18.8 1404:24.7 1399:28.2 1394:29.4 1389:29.0 1384:27.6 1379:25.3 1374:21.5 1369:15.4 1364:12.6 1359:11.8 1349:44.4 1344:26.0 1339:29.4 1334:33.8 1329:37.8 1324:44.4 1319:40.6 1314:36.8 1309:37.2 1304:35.3 1299:27.6 1294:25.3 1289:23.4 1278:Dec 1275:Nov 1272:Oct 1269:Sep 1266:Aug 1263:Jul 1260:Jun 1257:May 1254:Apr 1251:Mar 1248:Feb 1245:Jan 1221:9.8 1218:6.7 1215:8.3 1212:9.5 1194:9.6 1191:7.9 1188:6.6 1185:6.1 1088:(%) 1049:(0) 1044:(0) 1003:15.1 998:11.6 993:16.6 988:17.6 983:20.5 978:21.1 973:21.9 968:20.2 963:18.2 958:13.6 933:22.9 928:16.9 923:22.8 918:25.8 913:28.6 908:30.4 903:30.9 898:30.4 893:26.6 888:22.4 883:16.3 878:12.6 873:10.7 863:30.0 858:21.4 853:28.1 848:32.7 843:35.8 838:37.9 833:38.6 828:37.0 823:34.4 818:29.5 813:24.4 808:20.6 803:19.0 792:Dec 789:Nov 786:Oct 783:Sep 780:Aug 777:Jul 774:Jun 771:May 768:Apr 765:Mar 762:Feb 759:Jan 714:(0) 709:(0) 704:(0) 699:(0) 517:Dec 514:Nov 511:Oct 508:Sep 505:Aug 502:Jul 499:Jun 496:May 493:Apr 490:Mar 487:Feb 484:Jan 422:and 406:and 371:The 364:and 340:The 330:here 318:slip 312:and 288:The 167:The 148:and 78:news 3062:and 2655:and 1999:doi 1987:260 1793:46 1790:56 1787:48 1784:42 1781:40 1778:40 1775:40 1772:37 1769:35 1766:39 1763:52 1760:59 1757:61 1679:0.3 1659:3.2 1624:0.2 1619:1.8 1614:9.8 1589:7.6 1584:0.8 1554:8.4 1509:8.4 1504:6.4 1499:6.4 1434:9.5 1429:9.1 1127:61 1124:74 1121:54 1118:56 1115:52 1112:57 1109:51 1106:50 1103:49 1100:62 1097:74 1094:81 1091:77 1077:204 953:9.6 948:5.9 943:4.4 732:301 152:in 61:by 3136:: 2294:. 2282:. 2261:. 2249:. 2075:. 2019:. 1997:. 1985:. 1910:. 1902:; 1898:; 1890:; 1870:, 1730:0 1727:0 1724:0 1072:65 1027:20 1022:44 1017:59 727:70 722:46 717:14 682:37 677:49 672:76 658:14 648:12 643:17 638:19 633:21 628:20 623:18 618:15 613:13 588:26 583:19 578:24 573:28 568:31 563:33 558:33 553:31 548:29 543:26 538:20 533:17 528:17 426:. 402:, 387:. 360:, 352:. 332:. 322:Mw 241:. 175:. 2746:e 2739:t 2732:v 2339:e 2332:t 2325:v 2235:. 2210:. 2178:. 2132:. 2107:. 2086:. 2061:. 2034:. 2005:. 2001:: 1993:: 1970:. 1674:0 1669:0 1664:0 1067:5 1062:3 1057:2 1052:1 1047:0 1042:0 1037:1 1032:4 712:0 707:0 702:0 697:0 692:3 687:6 653:8 608:9 603:7 598:7 464:( 128:) 122:( 117:) 113:( 103:· 96:· 89:· 82:· 55:. 20:)

Index

List of rivers of the State of Palestine
Palestine (region)

verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Geography of the State of Palestine"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Ksalon riverbed
Mevasseret Zion
Beit Surik
Jerusalem

State of Palestine
Palestine
West Bank § Geography
Gaza Strip § Geography
Gaza Strip
dunes
West Bank
upland
Dead Sea
Mount Nabi Yunis
above sea level

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.