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Our Symbols. Palestine Location. Palestine is located in South-West Asia and is in the heart of the Middle East. Capita l: Jerusalem . Neighbor Countries In the north Syria and Lebanon, In the south the Gulf of Aqaba and the Egypt In the east is Jordan.

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  1. Our Symbols

  2. 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.

  3. Palestinian Presidents Yasser Arafat Mahmoud Abbas

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. Jerusalem … The land of Prophets

  8. Jerusalem … The land of Prophets

  9. Cities of Palestine Bethlehem Gaza Hebron Jericho

  10. Cities of Palestine Nablus Tulkarm Ramallah Qalqelia

  11. Cities of Palestine Haifa Yafa

  12. National flower, Bird and animal Shaqaeqalnu’man Almaha Sun bird

  13. Traditional dance (Dabke)

  14. Traditional Dress

  15. Handicrafts

  16. Food

  17. Sweets

  18. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation

  19. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation Children

  20. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation Schools

  21. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation Hospitals

  22. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation Women

  23. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation Explosions

  24. Crimes Of The Israeli Occupation Houses & Buildings

  25. By Unity and Rocks How we Resist this Terrorism

  26. Free Palestine

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