11 ATLASES
History of Palestine in maps
Palestine as it appears in 11 interactive history atlases, from 1850 to 2015: Palestine. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Palestine before it was Palestine? The sections below follow this land through every era covered by the Maps of History atlases: who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed. Each line links to the dated map. Modern borders serve as an approximation, as each atlas says on the map itself.
Judaea (mod. Palestine) · Ancient Rome
ANCIENT ROME: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine · Industrial Revolution
| Opened by force or treaty — the opening position | |
| Opened by force or treaty |
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine · Age of Revolutions
AGE OF REVOLUTIONS: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine · Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia
| Non-aligned or stateless — the opening position |
MEIJI JAPAN AND POST-SOVIET RUSSIA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine (Ottoman Empire) · WWI
| Germany and its allies — the Central Powers — the opening position | |
| Germany and its allies — the Central Powers | |
| Entente-aligned & imperial territories |
Palestine · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine · WW2
| Western Allies — the opening position |
Palestine · Cold War
| NATO & core Western allies — the opening position | |
| US-aligned states |
COLD WAR: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine · Decolonization of Africa
DECOLONIZATION OF AFRICA: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine · Feminism and the Tunisian Revolution
| Authoritarian, one-party or colonial rule — the opening position | |
| Refused: women excluded; ERA never ratified | |
| No reform yet / outside this story |
FEMINISM AND THE TUNISIAN REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Palestine (West Bank and Gaza) · Refugee crises
In the 1948 war, about 700,000 to 750,000 Palestinians fled or were driven from their homes. Many went to neighboring states or to the Gaza Strip and West Bank, then controlled by Egypt and Jordan respectively. The UN created UNRWA for them in December 1949. Article 1D of the 1951 Convention addresses people receiving protection or assistance from another UN agency; its application depends on the circumstances of that assistance. A separate regime for Palestinian refugees still exists.
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position | |
| Neutral or between the blocs |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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