Palestine
PalestineA historic area in the Middle East on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, also called the ‘Holy Land’ because of its links with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It has seen many changes of frontier and status in the course of history, and contains several places sacred to Christians, Jews, and Muslims. In biblical times Palestine comprised the kingdoms of Israel and Judaea. The land was controlled at various times by the Egyptian, Assyrian, Persian, and Roman empires before being conquered by the Muslims in 634 AD . It remained in Muslim hands, except for a brief period during the Crusades ( 1098 – 1197 ), until World War I, being part of the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1917 , when Turkish and German forces were defeated by the British at Megiddo. The name ‘Palestine’ was...
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