west bank

Noun
  1. An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river;
    Populated largely by Palestinians (synset 108811341)
    domain member region: aksa martyrs brigades, al-aksa martyrs brigades, martyrs of al-aqsa - a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002
    is an instance of: geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
    has:
    • nablus - an ancient city in the West Bank to the north of Jerusalem; the home of Jacob in biblical times
    • bayt lahm, bethlehem, bethlehem ephrathah, bethlehem-judah - a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
    • jericho - a village in Palestine near the north end of the Dead Sea; in the Old Testament it was the first place taken by the Israelites under Joshua as they entered the Promised Land
    is a part of: israel, sion, state of israel, yisrael, zion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

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