ISO 3166-2:PS
ISO 3166-2:PSis the entry for theState of PalestineinISO 3166-2,part of theISO 3166standardpublished by theInternational Organization for Standardization(ISO), which definescodesfor the names of the principalsubdivisions(e.g.,provincesorstates) of allcountriescoded inISO 3166-1.
ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for each of the16 governoratesof the State of Palestine.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part isPS,theISO 3166-1 Alpha -2code of the State of Palestine. The second part is three letters.
Current codes
[edit]Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
ISO 639-1codes are used to represent subdivision names in the followingadministrative languages:
Governorates
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| Code | Subdivision name (ar) (BGN/PCGN 1956) |
Subdivision name (ar)[note 1] | Subdivision name (en) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS-BTH | Bayt Laḩm | بيت لحم | Bethlehem |
| PS-DEB | Dayr al Balaḩ | دير البلح | Deir El Balah |
| PS-GZA | Ghazzah | غزة | Gaza |
| PS-HBN | Al Khalīl | الخليل | Hebron |
| PS-JEN | Janīn | جنين | Jenin |
| PS-JRH | Arīḩā wal Aghwār | أريحا | Jericho and Al Aghwar |
| PS-JEM | Al Quds | القدس | Jerusalem |
| PS-KYS | Khān Yūnis | خان يونس | Khan Yunis |
| PS-NBS | Nāblus | نابلس | Nablus |
| PS-NGZ | Shamāl Ghazzah | شمال غزة | North Gaza |
| PS-QQA | Qalqīlyah | قلقيلية | Qalqilya |
| PS-RFH | Rafaḩ | رفح | Rafah |
| PS-RBH | Rām Allāh wal Bīrah | رام الله والبيرة | Ramallah |
| PS-SLT | Salfīt | سلفيت | Salfit |
| PS-TBS | Ţūbās | طوباس | Tubas |
| PS-TKM | Ţūlkarm | طولكرم | Tulkarm |
- Notes
- ^For reference only, Arabic name in Arabic script not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Changes
[edit]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.
| Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsletter I-3 | 2002-08-20 | Insertion of a new entry between PUERTO RICO and PORTUGAL; in accordance withISO 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 |
| Online Browsing Platform (OBP) |
2013-02-06 | UN notification of full name[1][2] | |
| 2015-11-27 | Addition 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 |
See also
[edit]- Subdivisions of the State of Palestine
- Neighbouring countries:EG,IL,JO
References
[edit]- ^Following therecognition of Palestine as a non-member UN statein 2012, the official designation used in ISO 3166-1 was changed from "Palestinian Territory, Occupied"to"Palestine, State of".
- ^"Countries or areas, codes and abbreviations".United Nations Statistics Division.Retrieved2020-01-30.