World Factbook
West Bank
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Country name
etymology
name refers to the location of the British Mandate of Palestine that was occupied and administered by Jordan in 1948, on the west bank of the Jordan River; the designation was retained after the 1967 Six-Day War and subsequent changes in administration
conventional long form
none
conventional short form
West Bank
National heritage
total World Heritage Sites
4 (all cultural)
selected World Heritage Site locales
Ancient Jericho/Tell es-Sultan; Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem; Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town; Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir