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Geography - note West Bank, in 30 editions.
The entry for West Bank published Geography - note in 30 editions of 36, from 1996 to 2025. The text changed in 14 editions. Each is shown as published. Geography - note in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 14
- the first edition with it
- 1996
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Geographic note” (1996), “Geography - note” (1997 to 2025), “Geography-note” (1998) and “Geography--note” (1999).
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2025 edition
Rewritten since 2024Published as “Geographic note”
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 202 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 26 in East Jerusalem (August 1995 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for
Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 202 Israeli settlements and
civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 26 in East Jerusalem
(August 1995 est.)
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 203 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 26 in East Jerusalem (August 1996 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for
Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 202 203 Israeli settlements and
civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 26 in East Jerusalem
(August 1995 1996 est.)
Published as “Geography-note”
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 207 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 1997 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for
Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 203 207 Israeli settlements and
civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 26 29 in East Jerusalem
(August 1996 1997 est.)
Published as “Geography--note”
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 216 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 1998 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for
Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 207 216 Israeli settlements and
civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem
(August 1997 1998 est.)
The same text in 2000 and 2001.
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 231 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for216 231 Israeli settlements and1998 1999 est.)
The same text in 2002 and 2003.
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 231 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the West Bank and 29 in East Jerusalem (August 1999 (February 2002 est.)
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 244 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts(August 2003 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 242 Israeli settlements and civilian land use sites in the 244 West Bank settlements and 29 in East Jerusalem (February 2002 settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts(August 2003 est.)
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 244 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts (August 2003 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 244 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts(August outposts (August 2003 est.)
The same text in 2006 and 2007.
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are 242 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts (August 2005 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 244 242 West Bank settlements and 29 East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts (August 2003 2005 est.)
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are about 340 Israeli civilian sites--including 100 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 29 sites in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are 242 about 340 Israeli civilian sites--including 100 small outpost communities in the West Bank settlements and 29 sites in East Jerusalem settlements in addition to at least 20 occupied outposts (August 2005 (July 2008 est.)
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are about 340 Israeli civilian sites - including 100 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 29 sites in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 340 Israeli civilian sites--including sites - including 100 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 29 sites in East Jerusalem (July 2008 est.)
The same text in 5 editions, 2010 to 2014.
- 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.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 340 355 Israeli civilian sites - including 100 about 145 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 29 32 sites in East Jerusalem (July 2008 (2010 est.)
The same text in 2015 and 2016.
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are about 381 Israeli civilian sites, including about 212 settlements and 134 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 35 sites in East Jerusalem (2014 est.)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 355 381 Israeli civilian sites sites, including about 145 212 settlements and 134 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 32 35 sites in East Jerusalem (2010 (2014 est.)
The same text in 8 editions, 2017 to 2024.
- landlocked;
- highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers;
- there are about 380 Israeli civilian sites, including about 213 settlements and 132 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 35 sites in East Jerusalem (2017)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers; there are about 381 380 Israeli civilian sites, including about 212 213 settlements and 134 132 small outpost communities in the West Bank and 35 sites in East Jerusalem (2014 est.) (2017)
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers (2017)
Rewritten: too little of the 2024 text remains to mark the changes.
landlocked; highlands are main recharge area for Israel's coastal aquifers (2017)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “West Bank: Geography - note.” The World Factbook, 1996–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/west-bank/geography-note.