Judea and Samaria Area
אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן يَهُودَا وَالسَّامِرَةِ | |
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![]() Map of Israel and the Golan Heights, with the Judea and Samaria Area (Israeli-occupied West Bank excluding East Jerusalem) highlighted in peach | |
Coordinates: 31°45′N 35°00′E / 31.750°N 35.000°E | |
Region | West Bank |
Named for | Judea, Samaria |
Capital | Ariel |
Area | |
• Total | 5,878 km2 (2,270 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 502,991 Israeli Jews (Jan. 2,023);[1] 180,000−300,000 Palestinians (Area C of the West Bank)[2] |
The Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, romanized: Ezor Yehuda VeShomron;[a] Arabic: يهودا والسامرة, romanized: Yahūda wa-s-Sāmara) is an administrative division used by the State of Israel to refer to the entire West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, but excludes East Jerusalem (see Jerusalem Law).[3][4] Its area is split into 165 Palestinian "islands" that are under total or partial civil administration by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), and a contiguous area containing 230 Israeli settlements into which Israeli law is "pipelined".
While its area is internationally recognized as a part of the Palestinian territories, some Israeli authorities group it together with the districts of Israel proper, largely for statistical purposes.[4][5][6] The term Judea and Samaria serves as another name for the West Bank in Israel.
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