ISO 3166-2:PS

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ISO 3166-2:PS is the entry for the State of Palestine in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.

Contents

ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for each of the 16 governorates of the State of Palestine.

Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is PS, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of the State of Palestine. The second part is three letters.

Current codes

Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).

ISO 639-1 codes are used to represent subdivision names in the following administrative languages:

Governorates

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CodeSubdivision name (ar)
(BGN/PCGN 1956)
Subdivision name (ar) [note 1] Subdivision name (en)
PS-BTH Bayt Laḩm بيت لحمBethlehem
PS-DEB Dayr al Balaḩ دير البلحDeir El Balah
PS-GZA Ghazzah غزةGaza
PS-HBN Al Khalīl الخليلHebron
PS-JEN Janīn جنينJenin
PS-JRH Arīḩā wal Aghwār أريحاJericho and Al Aghwar
PS-JEM Al Quds القدسJerusalem
PS-KYS Khān Yūnis خان يونسKhan Yunis
PS-NBS Nāblus نابلسNablus
PS-NGZ Shamāl Ghazzah شمال غزةNorth Gaza
PS-QQA Qalqīlyah قلقيليةQalqilya
PS-RFH Rafaḩ رفحRafah
PS-RBH Rām Allāh wal Bīrah رام الله والبيرةRamallah
PS-SLT Salfīt سلفيتSalfit
PS-TBS Ţūbās طوباسTubas
PS-TKM Ţūlkarm طولكرمTulkarm
Notes
  1. For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Changes

The following changes to the entry have been announced by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998. ISO stopped issuing newsletters in 2013.

NewsletterDate issuedDescription of change in newsletterCode/Subdivision change
Newsletter I-3 2002-08-20Insertion of a new entry between PUERTO RICO and PORTUGAL; in accordance with ISO 3166-1 Newsletter V-2 New entry (no codes)
Newsletter II-3 2011-12-13
(corrected
2011-12-15)
Administrative division taken into account.Subdivisions added:
16 governorates
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Platform (OBP)
2013-02-06UN notification of full name [1] [2]
2015-11-27Addition of romanization system for ara; change of spelling of category name in ara; change of spelling of PS-QQA, PS-JRH, PS-RBH; update List Source

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References

  1. Following the recognition of Palestine as a non-member UN state in 2012, the official designation used in ISO 3166-1 was changed from "Palestinian Territory, Occupied" to "Palestine, State of".
  2. "Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations". United Nations Statistics Division. Retrieved 2020-01-30.