Palestine is a name for the Southwest
the country of Sham, an area located in the western part of the Asian continent
and the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Palestine lies at the point
strategically important because it is considered as a liaison between the continents
Asia and Africa, as well as a center that brings together
region of the Islamic world.
The famous classic name for this country is "land
Kan'an ", because the first settled here is known
in history is the Kan'an, who came from the Arabian Peninsula
about 2500 years S.M. The Palestinian name itself is taken from
one of the seafaring nations, chances are they come from
the small western region of Asia and the Ijah sea region around the 12th century S.M.
This name is found in Egyptian carvings with the name "Ba Lam Sin Ta,
PLST ". The addition of Nun "N" is likely to
show plural or jama '. They settled in these areas,
coastal areas and assimilated with deep Kan'an people
time not too long. But the people of Kan'an
give a name for the land of the territory by name
they (the Palestinians).
Regarding the shape and boundaries of the Palestinian territories of the time
formerly not known concretely as now, except on
the British occupation of Palestine in 1920-1923. In
its historical journey, the setting of this boundary sometimes
narrow and widespread, but in general there is a constant thing
about this region that it remained situated between the Mediterranean Sea,
The Dead Sea and the Jordan River as part of the country of Sham.
