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17 November 2012

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  • The word “Palestine” originates from the word “Phillistia”, given by the Greek writers to the land of the Phillistines. 
  • Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine.
  • Palestine covers an area of 6,020 square kilometers. 
  • Muslims make up a majority of Palestinians though there is a large population of Christians as well.
  • The official language is Arabic, the script of which is written from the right to the left. 
  • Population of Palestinian territories is about 4 million; West Bank is 2.5 million and Gaza Strip is 1.5 million. 
  • Bethlehem celebrates Christmas 3 times a year: Once on December 25 - per western tradition, then on 6 January as per the Greek Orthodox Church and then on 18 January, as per the Armenians. 
  • The currency of Palestine is the pound just like the previous currency used in the time of the British Mandate of Palestine between 1927 and 1948. A Palestinian Pound,  with the mill being its smaller denomination, is issued by the currency Board of Palestine.
     
  • Palestinian culture does not accept Lesbianism and Homosexuality. 
  • The current Palestinian government works along the rules and regulations laid down in the Constitution of Palestine which came into existence in 1968.
  • Dead Sea, the lowest natural point of elevation on Earth, is in Palestine.
  • British archaeologist Dorothy Garrod was the first to fully examine the Old Stone Age in Palestine. The study shows that at that time, Palestine was culturally linked to Europe, and the recovered human remains showed that the inhabitants belonged to the same group as the Neanderthal inhabitants of Europe.

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