Palestine

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• 🏛A territory in the Levant region of Western Asia, comprising the West Bank and Gaza Strip, rich in ancient history and cultural heritage.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? The pan-Arab tricolor: the top black stripe represents the Abbasid Caliphate; the middle white stripe represents the Umayyad Caliphate; the bottom green stripe represents the Fatimid Caliphate and Islam; the red triangle on the hoist represents the Hashemite dynasty and the Arab Revolt of 1916.
• 🌳Millennia-old olive trees: Olive trees form the heart of Palestinian agriculture and cultural identity; some ancient olive trees in the region are documented to be over 2,000 to 3,000 years old.
• 🏙️Jericho — one of the oldest cities: Jericho, located in the West Bank near the Jordan River, is widely recognized as one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, with origins dating back over 11,000 years.
• 🌊Lowest point on land: The shoreline of the Dead Sea bordering Palestine is the lowest land elevation on Earth, sitting approximately 430 meters (1,410 feet) below sea level.