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| caption = {{legend|border=darkgreen solid|white|Boundaries of Roman [[Syria Palaestina]], where dashed green line shows the boundary between Byzantine [[Palaestina Prima]] (later [[Jund Filastin]]) and [[Palaestina Secunda]] (later [[Jund al-Urdunn]]), as well as [[Palaestina Salutaris]] (later Jebel et-Tih and the Jifar)}}
{{legend|border=darkred solid|white|Borders of [[Mandatory Palestine]]}}
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Situated at a strategic location between [[Egypt]], [[Greater Syria|Syria]] and [[Arabia]], and the birthplace of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], the region has a long and tumultuous history as a crossroads for religion, culture, commerce, and politics. The region has been controlled by numerous different peoples, including [[Ancient Egyptians]], [[Canaan]]ites, [[Israelites]], [[Assyrians]], [[Babylonians]], [[Achaemenid Empire|Persians]], [[Ancient Greeks]], [[Ancient Rome|Romans]], [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantines]], the [[Sunni]] [[Arab Caliphate]]s, the [[Shia]] [[Fatimid Caliphate]], [[Crusaders]], [[Ayyubids]], [[Mameluks]], [[Ottomans]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] and modern [[Israelis]] and [[Palestinians]].
Boundaries of the region have changed throughout history, and were last defined in modern times by the [[Franco-British boundary agreement (1920)]] and the [[Transjordan memorandum]] of 16 September 1922, during the [[Mandatory Palestine|mandate period]].<ref name="Books.google.co.uk">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=QjzYdCxumFcC&pg=PA453 |title=Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire, Bruce Alan Masters, Gábor Ágoston |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=17 August 2012}}</ref> Today, the region comprises the [[State of Israel]] and the [[
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