HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Kurdistan
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Palestine
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Iraq
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Iran
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Palestinian territories consist of two distinct areas: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.
Detailed explanation-2: -The history of Palestine is the study of the past in the region of Palestine, also known as the Land of Israel and the Holy Land, defined as the territory between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River (where Israel and Palestine are today).
Detailed explanation-3: -The term “Palestinian” was used to describe all people living in Palestine, Jews, as well as Arabs. Palestine (“Palaestina”) was the name given to the area when the Romans conquered the area. Jews didn’t just take over the land – they purchased it, they developed it, they grew the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -For the Christian, the Holy Land is birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth and the site of his ministry; for the Moslem, Jerusalem’s Dome of the Rock marks the spot from which the Prophet Mohammed is said to have ascended to heaven.