The
West Bank is a landlocked territory east of Israel and west of Jordan, forming the bulk 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 ...
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West Bank or Westbank may also refer to:
Administrative areas
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Judea and Samaria Area, the Israeli administrative district covering most of Area C of the West Bank
* , the site of many ancient Egyptian monuments, temples and tombs
Iraq
* West Bank of
Mosul
Canada
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West Kelowna
West Kelowna, formerly known as Westbank and colloquially known as Westside, is a city in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley. The city encompasses several distinct neighbourhoods, including Casa Loma, Gellatly, Glenrosa, Lakeview Heights, Shan ...
, a district municipality in British Columbia, nicknamed Westbank
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Westbank, British Columbia, a municipality in British Columbia, Canada
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Westbank First Nation, a First Nations government in Canada
United States
* Westbank, an area of the
New Orleans metropolitan area; refers to the west side of the Mississippi River
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Westbank Expressway
U.S. Highway 90 Business (US 90 Bus.) is a business route of U.S. Highway 90 located in and near New Orleans, Louisiana. It runs in a general east–west direction from US 90 in Avondale to a junction with Interstate 10 (I-10) and US& ...
, a portion of U.S. Route 90 Business in this area
* West Bank, an area of the
University of Minnesota
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West Bank station, a light rail station serving the West Bank campus
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Cedar-Riverside
Cedar-Riverside, also referred to as the West Bank, or simply Riverside, is a neighborhood within Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the north and east, Interstate 94 to the south, and Hiawatha Avenue and Interst ...
, referred to as West Bank, an area of Minneapolis
Europe
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West Bank (Rhine), the western side of the river Rhine, a region claimed either by France or Germany in the modern era
* West Bank, an area of
Widnes, Cheshire, England
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West Bank House, a boarding house in Uppingham School in Rutland, England
Other uses
* ''West Bank'', a clone of the arcade game ''
Bank Panic
A bank run or run on the bank occurs when many clients withdraw their money from a bank, because they believe the bank may cease to function in the near future. In other words, it is when, in a fractional-reserve banking system (where banks no ...
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See also
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Bank West (disambiguation)
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Vereins- und Westbank, a Bavarian bank
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Westbank hospital, India
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Westbank Orphanage, a former orphanage in Ireland
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Western bank (disambiguation)
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