The Governorates of Palestine are the administrative divisions of the
State of Palestine
Palestine ( ar, فلسطين, Filasṭīn), Legal status of the State of Palestine, officially the State of Palestine ( ar, دولة فلسطين, Dawlat Filasṭīn, label=none), is a state (polity), state located in Western Asia. Officiall ...
.
After the signing of the
Oslo Accords, the
Israeli-occupied West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
and
Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...
were divided into three areas (
Area A, Area B, and Area C) and 16
governorates under the jurisdiction of the
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ar, السلطة الوطنية الفلسطينية '), commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, .
Since 2007, there have been two governments claiming to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian National Authority, one based in the West Bank and one based in the Gaza Strip.
List
West Bank
Gaza Strip
See also
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ISO 3166-2:PS
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List of regions of Palestine by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of the State of Palestine by Human Development Index as of 2019.
Trends by UNDP reports (international HDI)
Human Development Index (by UN Method) of Palestinian Governorates since 2004.
See also
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References
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries
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Palestine, State of
Palestine