West Bank Map

West Bank Map



Location: Middle East, west of Jordan

Geographic coordinates: 32 00 N, 35 15 E

Map references: Middle East

Area: Total: 5,860 sq km land: 5,640 sq km water: 220 sq km note: includes West Bank, Latrun Salient, and the northwest quarter of the Dead Sea, but excludes Mt. Scopus; East Jerusalem and Jerusalem No Man's Land are also included only as a means of depicting the entire area occupied by Israel in 1967

Area - comparative: Slightly smaller than Delaware

Land boundaries: Total: 404 km border countries: Israel 307 km, Jordan 97 km

Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims: None (landlocked)

Climate: Temperate; temperature and precipitation vary with altitude, warm to hot summers, cool to mild winters

Terrain: Mostly rugged dissected upland, some vegetation in west, but barren in east

Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Dead Sea -408 m highest point: Tall Asur 1,022 m

Natural resources: Arable land

Land use: Arable land: 16.9% permanent crops: 18.97% other: 64.13% (2001)

Irrigated land: NA sq km

Natural hazards: Droughts

Environment - current issues: Adequacy of fresh water supply; sewage treatment

Environment - international agreements:

Geography - note: 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.)