Palestine (region)

Palestine (Greek: ?????????? Palaistin?, Latin: Syria Palæstina, Hebrew: ??????? Palestina,

20th Century

In European usage up to World War I, the name "Palestine" was used informally for a region that extended in the north-south direction typically from Raphia (south-east of Gaza) to the Litani River (now in Lebanon). The western boundary was the sea, and the eastern boundary was the poorly-defined place where the Syrian desert began. In various European sources, the eastern boundary was placed anywhere from the Jordan River to slightly east of Amman. The Negev Desert was not included.

Related Topics:
Raphia - Gaza - Litani River - Amman - Negev Desert

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Under the Sykes-Picot Agreement of 1916, most of Palestine was envisioned as an international zone not under direct French or British colonial control. http://www.dartmouth.edu/~gov46/sykes-picot-1916.gif

Related Topics:
Sykes-Picot Agreement - 1916

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