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[[Image:West_Bank.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A map of the West Bank]]
[[Image:West_Bank.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A map of the West Bank]]
The '''West Bank''' is the most commonly used secular name used to refer to the ancient [[Jewish]] homelands of [[Judea]] and [[Samaria]]. The name ''West Bank'' was used by Jordan (a the time ''The Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan,'') to area controlled under the [[|1949 Armistice Agreements at the end of [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|(Israeli) War of Independence]],
The '''West Bank''' is the most commonly used secular name used to refer to the ancient [[Jewish]] homelands of [[Judea]] and [[Samaria]]. The name "West Bank" was used by Jordan (at the time ''The Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan'') for the area controlled under the 1949 Armistice Agreements at the end of the [[1948 Arab-Israeli War]].
The region is located in the west bank of the [[Jordan River]] near [[Jerusalem]]. The land is bitterly disputed between Jewish and [[Arab]] settlers in the region. The West Bank has been controlled by [[Israel]] since the [[Six-Day War]] (1967). The West Bank is not officially part of any country.
The region is located in the west bank of the [[Jordan River]] near [[Jerusalem]]. The land is bitterly disputed between Jewish and [[Arab]] settlers in the region. The West Bank has been controlled by [[Israel]] since the [[Six-Day War]] (1967). The West Bank is not officially part of any country.
[[Category:Palestine]]
[[Category:Palestine]]