This is a modern atlas designed and executed entirely identical with what is generally known as a national atlas. On 105 map-pages and numerous illustrations a detailed survey is presented of the physical geography, population, and natural resources as well as the history and politics of Palestine. The maps are accompanied by text and statistical data. The text are in English, as are the legends to the maps and the captions to cartograms and graphs.
By Jad Isaac, Project Leader and Nader Hrimat, Project Coordinator. Team members: Khaldoun Rishmawi, Sophia Saad, Majed Abu Kubea’, Jane Hilal, Maher Owawi, George Sababa, Mary Awad, Fuad Ishaq, and Issa Zboun. Foreword by Ahmad Qurei (Abu Ala’). Introduction by Dr. Jad Isaac. Bethlehem (Palestine), Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem (ARIJ), 2000.
201 pages. With 105 multicoloured map pages; 79 satellite images and aerial photographs; 3 digital terrain models; 15 colour photographs; 1 colour plate. Tables, figures, diagrams.
Size: 24.0 x 33.5 cm. Clothbound. Text in English.
Atlas
$179.95
From the preface:
This Atlas relies heavily on the data that was compiled through the following projects:
Irrigation Water Management, supported by International Development Research Centre, Canada;
Palestinian Environmental Information System, supported by the Austrian Department of Development Cooperation;
GIS Based Models and Tools for Sustainable Transport Planning, supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG);
Assessment of Land Use Changes, supported by the Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
Contents:
Chapter One: History and Politics
Palestina West Bank and Gaza in the current regional context;
Five-thousand years of Palestinian history;
The Land of Canaan (3000-1468 BC);
Palestine under Roman Rule (63 BC - 636 CE);
Palestine in the Abbassid and the Umayyad Caliphates era (660 - 970 CE);
The Crusader Kingdom of Palestine (1099 - 1271 CE);
The administrative borders of Syria and Palestine under Turkish Rule (the second half of the 19th century);
Palestinian sub-districts according to British Mandate Administration (1917-1948 CE);
Landownership in Palestine, 1945;
Agricultural landownership in Palestine, 1945;
Percentage of Arab and Jewish population by sub-district in 1922 and 1944;
The United Nations Partition Plan, 1947;
Depopulated Palestinian villages in 1948 and 1967;
Names of the depopulated Palestinian villages in 1948 and 1967;
Wars and border changes (1948-1982);
West Bank and Gaza Strip governorates and districts according to Jordanian and Egyptian Administrations between 1948 and 1967;
West Bank and Gaza Strip districts according to Israeli Administration after 1967;
West Bank and Gaza Governorates according to Palestinian National Authority, 1995;
Oslo I (Gaza Jericho) Agreement on May 4th, 1994;
Oslo II Interim Agreement on September 28th, 1995;
Hebron Protocol on January 17th, 1997;
Wye River Memorandum on October 23rd, 1998;
Sharm Esh Sheikh Memorandum on September 4th, 1999;
Geopolitical Map of the West Bank and Gaza, October 1999;
Sharm Esh Sheikh Memorandum (Phase Two) on January 5th, 2000;
The anticipated situation of Palestine following the Final Status negotiations.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem in 1947;
Corpus Separatrum of Jerusalem according to United Nations Resolution No. 181/1947;
Israel unilaterally declared border for Jerusalem, 1967;
Expansion of built-up areas in Jerusalem (1967-1999);
Old City of Jerusalem;
Holy, historical and public sites in Jerusalem.
Chapter Two: Socioeconomic Conditions
Palestinian population,1997;
Palestinian built-up areas in the West Bank classified according to population ranges, 1997;
Registered refugee camps and population, 1997;
Palestinian refugees and their descendants (1000 person), 1998;
Population density based on Palestinian entitlement and Israeli restrictions (person / km2), 1997;
Average household size by district and gender (persons / household), 1997;
Distribution of employed persons by economic sector (percent), 1996;
Distribution of students according to school educational stages, 1998;
Distribution of students at Palestinian universities, university colleges and community colleges by district and gender, 1998;
Distribution of Palestinian universities and university colleges by name, district and students, 1998;
Distribution of Palestinian community colleges by name, district and students, 1998;
Total area of main types of agricultural crops (1000 dunum), 1996;
Total production of main types of agricultural crops (1000 ton), 1996;
Total cultivated area of different cropping patterns (1000 dunum), 1996;
Total production area of different cropping patterns (1000 ton), 1996;
Number of different olive mills, 1996;
Distribution of hospitals and number of hospital beds, 1999;
Palestinian demolished houses and uprooted trees by Israeli army (1993-1998);
Jewish colonies in the West Bank classified according to population ranges, 1997;
Jewish colonies in the West Bank from 1967 to 1998;
Jewish colonies in the West Bank during the different Israeli governments;
Recent jewish colonization activities after Wye River Agreement.
Chapter Three: Physical Characteristics
West bank topographic map;
West bank hillshade map;
Gaza topographic and hillshade map;
West Bank slope map;
West Bank aspect map;
Gaza slope and aspect map;
West Bank digital terrain map;
West Bank shaded relief map;
Gaza digital elevation and shaded relief map;
Climate: average annual cloudiness and rainfall / average temperature of January and August, (coldest and hottest months);
Climate: mean annual temperature and solar radiation / mean average annual humidity and the location of meteorological stations;
Heat load index map;
Aridity index of the West Bank;
West Bnk and Gaza soil map;
West Bank and Gaza geological map;
Seismic scale of the West Bank and Gaza (1981-1993).
Chapter Four: Water Resources
Major system;
Surface catchment areas and drainage systems;
Water flowdirection and stream accumulation in Gaza;
Water sources and Jordan river system;
Groundwater basins and water use;
Groundwater basins and exposed aquifer system;
Static water level contour map of the Upper Cenomanian - Turonian aquifer system in the West Bank;
Depth of groundwater contour map of the Upper Cenomanian - Turonian aquifer system in the West Bank;
Groundwater wells distribution in the West Bank according to the Palestinian - Israeli agreements;
Groundwater wells distribution in the West Bank, 1995;
Groundwater wells distribution in Gaza;
Mean annual discharge of the main springs in the West Bank;
Nitrate content in Gaza groundwater.
Chapter Five: Land Use
Plant geographical territories in Palestine;
Agro-ecological zones;
Rare plant species distribution in the West Bank;
Immigration routes of different bird species;
Forests and nature reserves in the West Bank;
Agricultural vegetation cover in the West Bank;
Land use of the West Bank,1998;
Gaza built-up areas and road network, 1998;
Road network;
Distribution of industrial zones;
Location of gas stations;
Location of dumping sites in the West Bank;
Main religious and historical sites;
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts:
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Jenin District;
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Tulkarm District;
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Nablus District;
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Ramallah District;
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Jericho District;
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Jerusalem District
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the West Bank districts, Hebron District
Built-up areas, religious and historical sites and road network in the west bank districts, Bethlehem District
Bethlehem touristic and historical map.
Remote Sensing
Introduction;
West Bank satellite image, 1996;
Gaza satellite image, 1997;
Change in land cover;
Physical overview;
Physical overview of the northern part of the West Bank;
Physical overview of the central part of the West Bank;
Physical overview of the southern part of the West Bank
Terrain relief and spot panchromatic map of the northern Jordan valley;
Terrain relief of Wadi Fara'h and the Jordan valley;
Terrain relief of the eastern slopes, Jerusalem and Jericho;
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), 1987;
Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), 1989;
Analysis of NDVI in Gaza, 1996;
Analysis of NDVI in Gaza, 1997;
Vegetation cover;
Digital image differencing of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index)
Digital image differencing of MSAVI (Modified Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index)
Digital image differencing of VR Model (Vegetation Reflectance Model)
Vegetation cover;
Vegetation types;
Distribution of the vegetation cover in the West Bank in 1990;
Distribution of the vegetation cover in the West Bank in 1996;
Classification of the vegetation cover and land use of the eastern part of the West Bank;
Land use and land cover;
Land use map of the West Bank;
Land use map of Gaza in 1996 and 1997;
Land use and land cover;
Land cover of the northern part of the West Bank;
Land cover of the central part of the West Bank;
Land cover of the southern part of the West Bank;
Ecology;
Physiological and biological characteristics of land in the West Bank;
The silting up of the Dead Sea.
Chapter Six: Main Palestinian Cities between the Past and Present
Jenin City between past and present;
Tulkarm City between past and present;
Nablus City between past and present;
Ramallah City between past and present;
Jerusalem City between past and present;
Bethlehem City between past and present;
Hebron City between past and present;
Gaza City between past and present;
Aerial photograph of Jenin City, 1995;
Aerial photograph of Tulkarm City, 1995;
Aerial photograph of Nablus City, 1995;
Aerial photograph of Ramallah City, 1995;
Aerial photograph of Jericho City, 1995;
Aerial photograph of Jerusalem City, 1995;
Aerial photographs of Palestinian built-up areas in East Jerusalem, 1997;
Sur Baher, Um Tuba and Jabal Al Mukaber;
Beit Safafa, Qalandia Camp, El I'sawiya and A'nata;
Abu Tur, Silwan, Wadi El Joz, Beit Hanina, Shua'fat, El Tur and Ras El Amud;