Samaria

Samaria , Sumaria or Shomron ( Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן , Standard Hebrew Šoməron , Tiberian Hebrew Šōmərôn , Arabic سامريّون Sāmariyyūn ) is a term used for the mountainous northern part of the West Bank . In modern times, the name "Samaria" is most often used by Zionists when speaking a language other than Hebrew . Others prefer to use the collective name " West Bank " rather than " Judea and Samaria". See Palestinian territories for further discussion.

Shomron is Hebrew for Samaria 830s BC . Map of Jewish communities of the Shomron regional council Samaria , or the Shomron ( , Standard Šoməron Tiberian Šōmərôn ; ; , Sāmariyyūn or السامرة , [ as-Samarah ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) – also known as جبال نابلس , [ Jibal Nablus ] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup ( help ) ) is a term used for a mountainous region roughly corresponding to the northern part of the West Bank .

other uses Hills of Samaria, 2011 Site of Dothan, where according to the Book of Genesis , Joseph was sold by his brethren Samaria ( / s ə . ˈ m ɛr . iː . ə / ), or the Shomron ( , Standard Šomron Tiberian Šōmərôn ; , as-Sāmirah – also known as جبال نابلس , Jibāl Nāblus ) is a name for the mountainous, central region of the ancient Levant , based on the borders of the biblical Northern Kingdom of Israel and especially the Israelite tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh. The name "Samaria" derives from the ancient city of Samaria , the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. In modern times, the territory is generally and almost universally known as part of the West Bank . Jordan ceded its claim to the area to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in November 1988. In 1994, control of Areas 'A' (full civil and security control by the Palestinian Authority ) and 'B' (Palestinian civil control and joint Israeli-Palestinian security control) were transferred by Israel to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority did not recognize the term Samaria within its domain.

Samaria, as depicted in 1894 by George Adam Smith Hills of Samaria, 2011 Site of Dothan where, according to the Book of Genesis , Joseph was sold by his brethren Samaria ( / s ə ˈ m ɛər i ə / ; , Standard Šoməron , Tiberian Šōmərôn ; , as-Sāmirah – also known as Jibāl Nāblus , "Nablus Mountains") is a historical and biblical name used for the central region of the ancient Land of Israel , bordered by Galilee to the north and Judaea to the south. Its territory largely corresponds to the biblical allotments of the tribe of Ephraim and the western half of Manasseh ; after the death of Solomon and the splitting-up of his empire into the southern Kingdom of Judah and the northern Kingdom of Israel , this territory constituted the southern part of the Kingdom of Israel. The border between Samaria and Judea is set at the latitude of Ramallah . The name "Samaria" is derived from the ancient city of Samaria , the second capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The name likely began being used for the entire kingdom not long after the town of Samaria had become Israel's capital, but it is first documented after its conquest by Sargon II of Assyria , who turned the kingdom into the province of Samerina. Samaria was revived as an administrative term in 1967 , when the West Bank was defined by Israeli officials as the Judea and Samaria Area , of which the entire area north of the Jerusalem District is termed as Samaria. Jordan ceded its claim to the area to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in August 1988. In 1994, control of Areas 'A' (full civil and security control by the Palestinian Authority ) and 'B' (Palestinian civil control and joint Israeli-Palestinian security control) were transferred by Israel to the Palestinian Authority. Mercer Dictionary of the Bible . Sargon....named the new province, which included what formerly was Israel, Samerina . Thus the territorial designation is credited to the Assyrians and dated to that time; however, "Samaria" probably long before alteratively designated Israel when Samaria became the capital. On 17 December 1967, the Israeli military government issued an order stating that "the term 'Judea and Samaria region' shall be identical in meaning for all purposes....to the term 'the West Bank Region'". This change in terminology, which has been followed in Israeli official statements since that time, reflected a historic attachment to these areas and rejection of a name that was seen as implying Jordanian sovereignty over them. "Hussein surrenders claims on West Bank to the P.L.O.; U.S. peace plan in jeopardy; Internal Tensions" .

Region of ancient Israel Not to be confused with Samarium , Samarra , Samara , Shimron , Sumeria , or Simeria . Samaria ( / s ə ˈ m æ r i ə , - ˈ m ɛər i ə / ), the Hellenized form of the Hebrew name Shomron ( Hebrew : שֹׁמְרוֹן ‎ ), is used as a historical and biblical name for the central region of the Land of Israel . It is bordered by Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The region is known to the Palestinians in Arabic under two names, Samirah ( Arabic : السَّامِرَة‎ , as-Sāmira ), and Mount Nablus (جَبَل نَابُلُس, Jabal Nābulus ). The first-century historian Josephus set the Mediterranean Sea as its limit to the west, and the Jordan River as its limit to the east. Its territory largely corresponds to the biblical allotments of the tribe of Ephraim and the western half of Manasseh . It includes most of the region of the ancient Kingdom of Israel , which was north of the Kingdom of Judah . The border between Samaria and Judea is set at the latitude of Ramallah . The name "Samaria" is derived from the ancient city of Samaria , capital of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The name Samaria likely began being used for the entire kingdom not long after the town of Samaria had become Israel's capital, but it is first documented after its conquest by the Neo-Assyrian Empire , which incorporated the land into the province of Samerina . Samaria was used to describe the northern midsection of the land in the UN Partition Plan for Palestine in 1947. It became the administrative term in 1967 , when the West Bank was defined by Israeli officials as the Judea and Samaria Area , of which the entire area north of the Jerusalem District is termed as Samaria. In 1988, Jordan ceded its claim of the area to the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). In 1994, control of Areas 'A' (full civil and security control by the Palestinian Authority ) and 'B' (Palestinian civil control and joint Israeli–Palestinian security control) were transferred by Israel to the Palestinian Authority. The Palestinian Authority and the international community do not recognize the term "Samaria"; in modern times, the territory is generally known as part of the West Bank. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language . On 17 December 1967, the Israeli military government issued an order stating that "the term 'Judea and Samaria region' shall be identical in meaning for all purposes ... to the term 'the West Bank Region'". This change in terminology, which has been followed in Israeli official statements since that time, reflected a historic attachment to these areas and rejection of a name that implied Jordanian sovereignty over them. "Hussein surrenders claims on West Bank to the P.L.O.; U.S. peace plan in jeopardy; Internal Tensions" .