West Bank: Geography#
Location | Middle East, west of Jordan, east of Israel |
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Geographic Coordinates | 32 00 N, 35 15 E 32.0,35.25 |
Land boundaries | total: 404 km border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m |
Highest Mountains | |
Terrain | mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east |
Natural Hazards | droughts |
Natural Resource | arable land |
Land Use | arable land: 7.39% permanent crops: 10.96% other: 81.64% (2011) |
Climate | temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters |
Irrigated Land | 240 sq km; note - includes Gaza Strip (2003) |
Renewable Water Resources | NA |
Environment_CurrentIssues | adequacy of freshwater supply; sewage treatment |
Environment - international agreements | NA |
Large Cities | |
Geography-note | landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 355 Israeli civilian sites including about 145 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 32 sites in East Jerusalem (2010 est.) |