The name Judea, when used in Judea and Samaria, refers to all of the region south of Jerusalem, including settlements in Gush Etzion and Har Hebron.
Advertisment: Judaica Gifts | Book your hotel in Jerusalem | Jerusalem Geography > Jerusalem Judea and Samaria
Travel Partners
Jerusalem Judea And Samaria
Judea and Samaria, located west of the Jordan River, with Jerusalem approximately in the center, are historical parts of the Land of Israel. They are currently called the "West Bank", a name created by Jordan after the War of Independence in 1948 when Arab armies overran Judea and Samaria. Despite the fact that virtually the entire world rejected Jordan's annexation, and even after Israel drove the occupiers back across the river in the 1967 Six Day War, the phrase "West Bank" has stuck, and is used to the near total exclusion of any other.
Judea is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel, an area now divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and, in a few geographical definitions of Judea, Jordan.
In Hebrew Yehudah refers to a large southern section of Israel and the West Bank, or in the combined term Judea and Samaria to refer specifically to the West Bank area south of Jerusalem.
The geographical area of Samaria roughly corresponds to the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Israel with the capital in Shomron (Sebastia), while Judea (also Judaea) corresponds to the Kingdom of Judah with the capital in Jerusalem.
Judea is the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel, an area now divided between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, and, in a few geographical definitions of Judea, Jordan.
In Hebrew Yehudah refers to a large southern section of Israel and the West Bank, or in the combined term Judea and Samaria to refer specifically to the West Bank area south of Jerusalem.
The geographical area of Samaria roughly corresponds to the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Israel with the capital in Shomron (Sebastia), while Judea (also Judaea) corresponds to the Kingdom of Judah with the capital in Jerusalem.
Judean Mountains Jerusalem
| Browse our free encyclopedia by alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| Join the Club for more information about Jerusalem Judea And Samaria Log In |
| Join the Club - Advertise With Us - Contact Us - Links - Privacy Policy JERUSALEMPEDIA.All Rights Reserved. |
| The biggest Jerusalem content encyclopedia on the Internet. Jerusalempedia.com is a site that offers a full range of terms related to Jerusalem. Our Mission is to create the most comprehensive and definitive source of information available on Jerusalem anywhere. We are in the process of compiling the world's most comprehensive source of inter-related encyclopedic information sources covering every subject of Jerusalem to our visitors. |
Sponsored Links:
Add your company
Add your company
| • | Jerusalem rent a Car |
| • | Religious Sites - Jerusalem is the location of a number of specific places sacred to one or more of the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. |
| • | Hotels - Jeusalem Hotel Guide you'll be able to easily find Jerusalem hotels online, by level of accommodations |
Judea and Samaria Area