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Holy Land
The
Holy Land
(
Hebrew
: , ;
Arabic
: ) is an area roughly located between the
Jordan River
and the
Mediterranean Sea
but also includes the Eastern Bank of the Jordan River. Historically, it is synonymous with both the
Land of Israel
and
Palestine
and currently it is part of the
State of Israel
, the
Palestinian Territories
, the
Lebanese Republic
, the
Syrian Arab Republic
and the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
. It is considered
holy
by certain
Jews
,
Christians
, and
Muslims
.
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