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Samaria
Samaria
(), or the
Shomron
(,
Standard
Tiberian
; , – also known as , ) is a name for the mountainous, central region of the ancient
Eastern Mediterranean
, based on the borders of the biblical
Northern Kingdom of Israel
and especially the Israelite tribes of
Ephraim
and
Manasseh
. The name "Samaria" is derived from the
ancient city of Samaria
, the capital of the
Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)
. In modern times, the territory is generally and almost universally known as part of the
West Bank
.
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