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Palestine
Location marker · geographic overview
31.9° N / 35.2° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Ramallah / Jerusalem
- Population
- 5,289,152 2024
- Area
- 6,220 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Arabic
- Currency
- Egyptian pound (EGP), Israeli new shekel (ILS), Jordanian dinar (JOD)
- Geography
- Coastal country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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Discover Palestine
FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Palestinian territories
The source travel guide is titled “Palestinian territories” and covers the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Its travel-region wording is retained here.
The Palestinian territories, also known as Palestine or the State of Palestine, consists of two physically separate entities, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, in the Middle East.
Landscape & landmarks
Famous as the birth place of Jesus, the small town of Bethlehem is a must-see for most visitors of the Palestinian territories. The Church of Nativity, built over the cave where – according to tradition – Jesus of Nazareth was born, is a sacred destination for Christians and Muslims alike.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Shawarma and falafel sandwiches are really popular foods for Palestinians, as well as olives and hummus. It is traditional to eat with bread and not a spoon or fork. It is unusual to eat a meal without bread.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-11. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Calling code
- +970
- Internet domain
- .ps, فلسطين.
- Land border codes
- ISR, EGY, JOR
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the right side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .ps or فلسطين.. Source ↗
- The source lists sunday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.