Geographical location of Palestine

Palestine, also known as the land of Canaan, is a country located in Asia Minor on the west coast of the Mediterranean. Its territory rozdzielało two greatest civilizations of the ancient Near East - Egypt and Mesopotamia. Syrian Desert, which stretches from the east, was a natural barrier, and therefore all paths connecting the two countries passed through Palestine. From the north of Palestine and Lebanon mountains surrounded the Anti-Lebanon mountains, and in the south Sinai Peninsula. The terrain was hilly, Mediterranean climate, warm, precipitation occurred only on the coast. The population living in the area called Canaan, dealt mainly with trade, and this has contributed to urban development. In addition, people also engaged in farming, sheep and cattle, fishing, shipbuilding, or synagogues, and a device for writing the paper. In the period between the thirteenth century BC and XI This area was occupied by the tribes of Israel .