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Red:
The Khawarij were the first Islamic group to
emerge after the assassination of Caliph
Uthman III, forming the first republican
party in the early days of Islam. Their
symbol was the red flag. Arab tribes who
participated in the conquest of North Africa
and Andalusia carried the red flag
BLACK:
In pre-Islamic times, the black flag was a sign of
revenge. It was the color of the headdress worn
when leading troops into battle.
WHITE:
The Umayyads ruled for ninety years, taking white as
their symbolic color as a reminder of the Prophet's first
battle at Badr, and to distinguish themselves from the
Abbasids, by using white, rather than black, as their
color of mourning.
GREEN:
The Fatimid Dynasty was founded in Morocco by
Abdullah Al-Mahdi, and went on rule all of North
Africa.
They took green as their color, to symbolize their
allegiance to Ali
Palestine
Palestine slogan is the slogan used by the
Palestinian Authority, and consists of a
punishment-Masri, who was used by
Saladin. In the middle of the Palestinian
flag colors. It should be noted that many
Arab countries use the same logo with
Egypt and there is a difference in the colors
of the flags.
Palestine Culture:
The name of the country is given in 2nd century
C.E. by the Romans to the area which is currently the
Middle East and is located on eastern coast
of Mediterranean Sea in the west of Jordan. The
name Palestine is derived from Greek word Palaestina
which means the “Land of the Philistines”, the
maritime natives that settled in the small coastal
region in the northeast of the Egypt, which is today is
known as the Gaza, near about the 12th century B.C.E.
It is also known as Holy Land, the countryis scared by
the Jews, Muslims, and Christians.
Location
Palestine lies on the south west of Asia on the
southern part of the Mediterranean Sea, Eastern
Coast. Thus, it lies in the heart of the so called
ancient world, namely, Asia, Africa and Europe,
which makes it a land bridge linking Asia with
Africa and the Mediterranean Sea with the Red
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.
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Area
Palestine lies on the western edge of the
Asian continent and the eastern extremity
of the Mediterranean Sea. The geographic
location has historically given Palestine
religious, cultural and economic
importance as it joins the three
continents of the ancient world. This is a
land at the crossroads of history and the
heart of a global network of land, air and
sea routes.
Population
Today's Palestinians are direct descendants of the Arab
people and share their culture, language and history.
Recent history has been far from generous with the
Palestinian people. Due to imperialism and the continued
colonization that the Palestinians have had to endure in the
past 50 years, the majority of the Palestinian people live in
the Diaspora. Palestinians number approximately 9 million of
which more than 4 million in the Diaspora and around 3.7
million are residing in the West Bank and Gaza. Over 1.4
million Palestinian live inside the Green Line Area (1948
Occupied Territories). Population growth rate in the
Palestinian Territories is around 3.3%.
Official Name: State of Palestine.
Capital: Jerusalem.
Demographic Palestine
Population: 3268832 people.
Population density: 526 inhabitants
/ km 2.
Population of major cities:
Gaza: 1178119 people
Language: Arabic is the official
language, along with the use of the
English language.
Religion: - human races: Muslim
89% Christian 10% 1% other races.
Total area: 6620 km 2.
Land area: 6400 km 2.
The State of Palestine
Declaration of the State of Palestine
A declaration of a “State of Palestine” was
approved on November 15, 1988, by the
Palestinian National Council, the legislative
body of the Palestinian Liberation
Organization (PLO). The proclaimed “State
of Palestine” is not an independent state, as
it has never had sovereignty over any
territory. Moreover, the declaration was
ignored, and eventually rejected, by the
State of Israel. Israel controls the territories
since 1967 Six-Day War when it captured
them from Egypt and Jordan.
The Palestinian national anthem, Biladi (“My
Country”), is the national anthem of the State
of Palestine, adopted in 1996 in accordance
with Article 31 of its declaration of
independence in 1988. It was written by Said
Al Muzayin, and its music was composed by
Egyptian maestro Ali Ismael, and it was
known as the “Anthem of the Palestinian
revolution”.
My country, my land, land of my ancestors
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
With my determination, my fire and the volcano of
my revenge
With the longing in my blood for my land and my
home
I have climbed the mountains and fought the wars
I have conquered the impossible, and crossed the
frontiers
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
With the resolve of the winds and the fire of the
guns
And the determination of my nation in the land of
struggle
Palestine is my home, Palestine is my fire,
Palestine is my revenge and the land of endurance
My country, my country, my country
My people, people of perpetuity
By the oath under the shade of the flag
By my land and nation, and the fire of pain
I will live as a fida’i*, I will remain a fida’i, I will
end as a fida’i – until my country returns
My country, people of perpetuity.
The capital of Palestine
(Jerusalem )
Capital :
Jerusalem
There are :
Al-Aqsa mosque .
Al-Qeyamah
church .
*Hebron
*Jaffa
*Jericho
*Nablus
*Akaa
*Gaza
*Tulkarm
*Ramallah
Al Aqsa Mosque
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The Separation Wall
Education in Palestine:
The education in the territories of
Palestinian is offered by the private
sources, government and UNRWA.
Education in the Palestinian
territories refers to the
educational system in Gaza and
the West Bank. Enrollment rates
amongst Palestinians are relatively
high by regional and global
standards. This reflects the great
values that Palestinians attach to
educational attainment. According
to a youth survey in 2003, 60%
between the ages 10–24 indicated
that education was their first
priority. Youth literacy rate (the
ages 15–24) is 98.2%, while the
national literacy rate is 99.8%
Economic indicators:
Monetary unit: Shekel, Jordanian Dinar.
GDP: 4.21 billion dollars per capita income: $ 1300 contribution
to GDP: agriculture: 9%
Industry: 28% Trade and services: 63%
Manpower force: agriculture: 13%
Industry: 21%
Trade and services: 66%
Unemployment rate: 40%
Inflation rate: 3%
The most important crops: cultivated in Palestine, olive, citrus,
fruits, vegetables, grains, wheat, barley, corn, cotton, sugar beet
and tobacco
Palestine Currency is that of
pound which was previously the
currency of the British Mandate of
Palestine between the years of 1927
till 1948. The Palestine Currency of
pound was used by the Emirate of
Transjordan until the year of 1949
and by the West Bank until the year
1950. The Palestinian Pound is
divided into one thousand mills. The
currency of Palestine is issued by
the Palestine currency Board.
Palestine newspapers
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The most important crops :
Teen
Olive
Grape
Weather in PALESTINE :
Cold and rainy in
winter
Mild and dry weather
in summer .
RELIGI
ON
Isla
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Dress of women in most areas of
Palestine and is characterized by
sizes of decorative silk or other
and embroidered upon
decorative units, creating
beautiful taste and imagination in
embroidery patterns and
decorations increase his beauty
and originality ..
Palestinian Traditional Clothing
Clothes