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West Bank

LC control no.sh 85146164
Geographic headingWest Bank
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Geographic subdivision usageWest Bank
Variant(s)Ḍaffah al-Gharbīyah
Gadah ha-maʻaravit
Judaea and Samaria
Judea and Samaria
West Bank of the Jordan River
Yehudah ṿeha-Shomron
See alsoPalestine
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Scope noteAs a geographic subdivision, this heading is used directly. Headings for entities located within the West Bank are used indirectly through West Bank as geographic subdivisions.
Special noteHeadings for geographic features within the West Bank are established with the qualifier (West Bank). Name headings for jurisdictions within the West Bank are established without qualifiers.