● Gaza ○ Divided into 5 Governorates (from north to south) ■ North Gaza ● Beit Hanoun ● Beit Lahia ● Jabalia ■ Gaza ● Gaza City ● Al Zahra ■ Deir al Balah ● Az Zawayda ■ Yahn Kunis ● Abasan al Kabera ● Khuza’a ● Al Qarara ■ Rafah ● contains Yasser Arafat International Airport ○ Highest point ­ Abu Awdah or Joz Abu Awdah ○ Sderot ­ closest Israeli city to Gaza ○ ● Jerusalem (Jewish) ○ Mount Scopus in its northeast ○ Dome of the Rock is located here ○ third holiest city in Islam ○ Temple Moun ○ West Wall is important for Jews ○ considered holy in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity ○ capital of Israel ○ Ezrat Torah is a neighborhood in this city ○ City of David Archeological Site ○ Armenian Quarter ○ Silwan is an Arab neighborhood ○ Shrine of the Book houses the Dead Sea Scrolls ○ Rockafeller Museum ○ Museum of Tolerance ● Israel ○ Cities ■ Jerusalem ­ Capital and largest city (disputed) ■ Tel Aviv ­ Second largest city and capital of Tel Aviv district ■ Haifa ­ Capital of Haifa District ■ Nazareth ­ Capital of Northern District ■ Ramla ­ Capital of Central District ■ Beersheba ­ Capital of Southern District ■ Ariel ­ Capital of Judea and Samaria ○ Mountains ■ Mount Hermon ­ highest point in Israel (part of Israeli occupied Golan Heights) ■ Mount Carmel ­ coastal mountain range in southeast ■ Mount Gilboa ­ mountain range overlooking Jezreel Valley ■ Judean Mountains ■ Mount Meron, Mount Tabor, and Mount Ramon ○ Natural Features ■ Negev ­ Desert in southern region ■ Hula Valley­ Fertile Northern Region ■ Jezreel Valley ■ Judean Desert ■ Zin Valley ○ Rivers/Lakes ■ Sea of Galilee ­ Largest freshwater lake, fed by Jordan River ■ Dead Sea ­ Forms part of border between Israel and Jordan ■ Jordan River ­ Forms border between Israel and Syria/Jordan ■ Lake Hula ■ Lake Kinneret ● Golan heights(owned by Israel(disputed) It's southwest is indented by the Sea of Gaillee Mount hermon is in its northeastern corner and is its highest point Yarmouk river is in its south ● Largest tributary of the Jordan river The banias district is located here Bordered by Hula valley in west The Ruqqad river borders it's east Lake Ram is in its northeast ● West Bank The highest point is mount Nabi Yunis Hebron hills are located here It's east is bound by the Jordan river It's southeast is bound by the Dead Sea Mount scopus is in here Tel Aviv ­on location of crazy house building ­Patrick Geddes designed it ­Dizengoff square ­Arieh Sharon designed housing district ­"white city" ­in gush dan ­headed by ron huldai ­bauhuas buildings ­founded near port city of jaffa .