Palestine in other languages: Filasṭīn, ISO codes and governorates
Palestine is فلسطين (Filasṭīn) in Arabic. ISO 3166-1 lists the entry as Palestine, State of, with the full name State of Palestine, دولة فلسطين (Dawlatu Filasṭīn), and the codes PS, PSE and 275. Below, the name is given in 153 languages, followed by the 16 governorates that ISO 3166-2 codes.
Official languagesArabic
Checked
- alpha-2
- PS
- alpha-3
- PSE
- numeric
- 275
دولة فلسطينDawlatu Filasṭīn
- English
- PalestineState of Palestine
- Capital
- القدسal-Quds · Jerusalem
ISO 3166-1, checked 28 October 2026
Palestine (Filasṭīn) in other languages: list of exonyms
| Languages | ISO 639-3 | Name | Romanised |
|---|---|---|---|
| English, French, Friulian | eng / fra / fur | Palestine | same as written |
| Afrikaans, Aragonese, Asturian, Breton, Catalan, Czech, Welsh, Lower Sorbian, Basque, Galician, Croatian, Upper Sorbian, Interlingua, Indonesian, Italian, Javanese, Lithuanian, Ladin, Maltese, Nahuatl, Dutch, Norwegian, Novial, Occitan, Portuguese, Romansh, Romanian, Aromanian, Sicilian, Slovenian, Spanish, Albanian, Sardinian, Swedish, Tetum, Tagalog | afr / arg / ast / bre / cat / ces / cym / dsb / eus / glg / hrv / hsb / ina / ind / ita / jav / lit / lld / mlt / nah / nld / nor / nov / oci / por / roh / ron / rup / scn / slv / spa / sqi / srd / swe / tet / tgl | Palestina | same as written |
| Estonian, Finnish, Kven, Võro | est / fin / fkv / vor | Palestiina | same as written |
| Gagauz, Karakalpak, Moldovan, Turkmen | gag / kaa / mol / tuk | Palestina / Палестина | Palestina |
| German, Luxembourgish, Low German, Saterland Frisian | deu / ltz / nds / stq | Palästina | same as written |
| Icelandic, Slovak | isl / slk | Palestína | same as written |
| Azerbaijani | aze | Fələstin / Фәләстин | Fələstin |
| Bosnian | bos | Palestina / Палестина / پالەستٖىنا | Palestina |
| Crimean Tatar | crh | Filistin / Филистин | Filistin |
| Danish | dan | Palæstina | same as written |
| Esperanto | epo | Palestino | same as written |
| Franco-Provençal | frp | Palèstina | same as written |
| Scottish Gaelic | gla | Palastain, Paileastain | same as written |
| Irish | gle | An Phalaistín, An Phailistín | same as written |
| Manx | glv | Yn Phalasteen | same as written |
| Hawaiian | haw | Palekekine | same as written |
| Hungarian | hun | Palesztina, Palesztína | same as written |
| Igbo | ibo | Palestain | same as written |
| Kurmanji Kurdish | kur | Filistîn | same as written |
| Latin | lat | Palaestina | same as written |
| Latvian | lav | Palestīna | same as written |
| Lingala | lin | Palesitíni | same as written |
| Mauritius Creole | mfe | Palestinn | same as written |
| Malagasy | mlg | Palestinina | same as written |
| Malay | msa | Palestin / ڤالستين, Falastin / فلسطين | Palestin, Falastin |
| Old Norse | non | Jórsalaheimr, Jórsalaland, Jórsalaríki | same as written |
| Polish | pol | Palestyna | same as written |
| Quechua | que | Palistina | same as written |
| Kalderash Romani | rmy | Palestina / पालेस्तिना | Palestina |
| Slovio | slo | Palestinia / Палестиниа | Palestinia |
| Somali | som | Falastiin | same as written |
| Turkish | tur | Filistin | same as written |
| Uzbek | uzb | Falastin / Фаластин / فەلەستىن | Falastin |
| Volapük | vol | Palästinän | same as written |
| Wolof | wol | Palestiin | same as written |
| Xhosa | xho | iPalestina | same as written |
| Zazaki | zza | Fılıstin | same as written |
| Old Church Slavonic | chu | Палєстинъ | Palestinŭ |
| Abkhaz, Abaza, Altai, Bulgarian, Khakas, Komi, Karachay-Balkar, Kumyk, Lezgi, Meadow Mari, Russian, Yakut, Tuvan, Udmurt, Kalmyk | abk / abq / alt / bul / kjh / kom / krc / kum / lez / mhr / rus / sah / tyv / udm / xal | Палестина | Palestina |
| Chechen, Serbian | che / srp | Палестина / Palestina | Palestina |
| Avar | ava | Филистӏин | Filisṭin |
| Bashkir | bak | Филистин / Filistin | Filistin |
| Belarusian | bel | Палестына / Palestyna, Палесціна / Palescina | Palestyna, Palescina |
| Chuvash | chv | Палестинӑ | Palestină |
| Kazakh | kaz | Палестина / پالەستينا / Palestïna | Palestïna |
| Kabardian | kbd | Палестинэ | Palestină |
| Kyrgyz | kir | Палестина / پالەستىنا / Palestina | Palestina |
| Kurdish (Caucasus) | kmr | Фьльстин / Filistîn, Фәләстин / Felestîn, Фалестин / Falêstîn, Палестин / Palêstîn | Filistîn, Felestîn, Falêstîn, Palêstîn |
| Mongolian | mon | Палестин | Palestin |
| Ossetian | oss | Палестинӕ | Palestinä |
| Rusyn | rue | Палестіна | Palestina |
| Tatar | tat | Фәлистыйн / Fälistín / فەلىستىين, Палестина / Palestina / پالېستىنا | Fälistín, Palestina |
| Tajik | tgk | Фаластин / فلسطین / Falastin | Falastin |
| Ukrainian | ukr | Палестина | Palestyna |
| Arabic, Pashto | ara / pus | فلسطين | Filasṭīn |
| South Azerbaijani | azb | فلسطین / Fələstin | Fələstin |
| Sorani Kurdish | ckb | فەلەستین / Felestîn, فیلەستین / Fîlestîn | Felestîn, Fîlestîn |
| Persian | fas | فلسطین / Felastin / Felestin | Felastin, Felestin |
| Western Punjabi, Urdu | pnb / urd | فلسطین | Falasṭīn |
| Dari | prs | فلسطین | Felasṭīn |
| Sindhi | snd | فلسطين | Falasṭīn |
| Uyghur | uig | پەلەستىن / Pelestin / Пәләстин | Pelestin |
| Hebrew | heb | פלשתינה, ארץ ישראל | Paleśtīnah, Ereʦ Yiśraʾel |
| Ladino | lad | פאליסטינה / Palestina | Palestina |
| Yiddish | yid | פּאַלעסטינע, ארץ־ישׂראל | Palestine, Erʦ-Yiśroel |
| Kabyle | kab | ⴼⴰⵍⴰⵙⵟⵉⵏ / Falasṭin | Falasṭin |
| Amharic | amh | ፓለስታይን, ፍልስጥኤም | Palästayn, Fələsṭ'em |
| Coptic-Bohairic | cop-boh | Ⲫⲩⲗⲓⲥⲧⲓⲙ | same as written |
| Greek | ell | Παλαιστίνη | Palaistínī |
| Armenian | hye | Պաղեստին, Պալեստինա | Paġestin, Palestina |
| Georgian, Mingrelian | kat / xmf | პალესტინა | Palestina |
| Laz | lzz | ჶილისტინი / Filist’ini | Filist’ini |
| Hindi | hin | पेलेस्टाइन | Pelesṭāin |
| Bengali | ben | প্যালেষ্টাইন, প্যালেস্টাইন | Pæleṣṭāin, Pælesṭāin |
| Gujarati | guj | પેલેસ્ટાઈન | Pelesṭāīn |
| Odia | ori | ପାଲେଷ୍ଟାଇନ | Pāleṣṭāin |
| Punjabi | pan | ਫਿਲੀਸਤੀਨ, ਫ਼ਲਸਤੀਨ | Pʰilīstīn, Falastīn |
| Sinhala | sin | පලස්තීනය | Palastīnaya |
| Kannada | kan | ಪ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ತೈನ್ | Pælestain |
| Malayalam | mal | പലസ്തീൻ | Palastīn |
| Tamil | tam | பாலஸ்தீனம், பலஸ்தீனம் | Pālastīṉam, Palastīṉam |
| Telugu | tel | పాలస్తీనా | Pālastīnā |
| Chinese | zho | 巴勒斯坦 | Bālèsītǎn |
| Japanese | jpn | パレスチナ | Paresuchina |
| Korean | kor | 팔레스타인 | Palleseutain |
| Dzongkha | dzo | པེ་ལིསི་ཊི་ན། | Pe.lisi.ṭi.na |
| Thai | tha | ปาเลสไตน์ | Pālēttai[n] |
| Khmer | khm | ប៉ាលេស្ទីន, ប៉ាឡេស្ទីន | Bālestīn, Bāḷestīn |
Palaestina and Filasṭīn: two forms of one name
The list divides into two families. One starts from Latin Palaestina and runs through Palestine in English and French, Palästina in German, Palestyna in Polish, Παλαιστίνη (Palaistínī) in Greek and Палестина (Palestina) in Russian. The other follows Arabic فلسطين (Filasṭīn), which Pashto and Sindhi write the same way and Persian and Urdu with the Persian final yeh, فلسطین: Turkish and Crimean Tatar say Filistin, Kurmanji Filistîn, Uzbek and Tajik Falastin, Azerbaijani Fələstin, Somali Falastiin.
Some languages hold both forms. Malay lists Palestin and Falastin, Tatar Фәлистыйн (Fälistín) and Палестина (Palestina), Belarusian Палестына and Палесціна, and the Caucasus Kurdish entry gives four. Punjabi has ਫਿਲੀਸਤੀਨ (Pʰilīstīn) beside ਫ਼ਲਸਤੀਨ (Falastīn). Old Norse stands apart with three names built on Jórsala-, among them Jórsalaland.
The 16 governorates in ISO 3166-2:PS
ISO 3166-2 has coded 16 governorates (محافظات, muḥāfaẓāt) for this entry since December 2011, eleven in the West Bank and five in the Gaza Strip. Each row gives the Arabic name with the romanisation ISO uses, the English name, the code and the seat.
| ISO 3166-2 | Arabic | English | Administrative centre | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Bank الضفة الغربية11 | ||||
| PS-BTH | بيت لحمBayt Laḩm | Bethlehem Governorate | بيت لحمBethlehem | |
| PS-HBN | الخليلAl Khalīl | Hebron Governorate | الخليلHebron | |
| PS-JEN | جنينJanīn | Jenin Governorate | جنينJenin | |
| PS-JRH | أريحاArīḩā wal Aghwār | Jericho and Al Aghwar Governorate | أريحاJericho | 2015 Spelling of the name changed by ISO on 27 November 2015 |
| PS-JEM | القدسAl Quds | Jerusalem Governorate | القدسJerusalem | |
| PS-NBS | نابلسNāblus | Nablus Governorate | نابلسNablus | |
| PS-QQA | قلقيليةQalqīlyah | Qalqilya Governorate | قلقيليةQalqilya | 2015 Spelling of the name changed by ISO on 27 November 2015 |
| PS-RBH | رام الله والبيرةRām Allāh wal Bīrah | Ramallah Governorate | رام اللهRamallah | 2015 Spelling of the name changed by ISO on 27 November 2015 |
| PS-SLT | سلفيتSalfīt | Salfit Governorate | سلفيتSalfit | |
| PS-TBS | طوباسŢūbās | Tubas Governorate | طوباسTubas | |
| PS-TKM | طولكرمŢūlkarm | Tulkarm Governorate | طولكرمTulkarm | |
| Gaza Strip قطاع غزة5 | ||||
| PS-DEB | دير البلحDayr al Balaḩ | Deir El Balah Governorate | دير البلحDeir al-Balah | |
| PS-GZA | غزةGhazzah | Gaza Governorate | غزةGaza City | |
| PS-KYS | خان يونسKhān Yūnis | Khan Yunis Governorate | خان يونسKhan Yunis | |
| PS-NGZ | شمال غزةShamāl Ghazzah | North Gaza Governorate | ||
| PS-RFH | رفحRafaḩ | Rafah Governorate | رفحRafah | |
Codes, romanised and English names: ISO 3166-2:PS on the ISO Online Browsing Platform (Newsletter II-3 of 2011, OBP updates of 2013 and 2015), read from the English Wikipedia mirror on 28 October 2026, whose Arabic-script column is given there for reference. Seats: Governorates of Palestine, English Wikipedia, same date, citing the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics; no seat is given for North Gaza because that source does not cite one.
From two districts to 16 governorates
The 2016 edition of this list divided the territory into two districts (مناطق, manāṭiq): the West Bank, منطقة الضفة الغربية (Minṭaqâẗu ḍ-Ḍiffâẗi l-Ġarbīyâ), with Ramallah as its centre, and the Gaza Strip, منطقة قطاع غزة (Minṭaqâẗu Qiṭāʿi Ġazzâ), with Gaza. ISO 3166-2 had carried the entry without any codes since August 2002 and added the 16 governorates in its newsletter of December 2011.
On 6 February 2013 ISO recorded the full name State of Palestine after a notification from the United Nations, and on 27 November 2015 it added a romanisation system for Arabic and respelled three governorate names, now Qalqīlyah, Arīḩā wal Aghwār and Rām Allāh wal Bīrah.
Questions about the name Palestine
How is Palestine written in Arabic?
فلسطين, romanised Filasṭīn; the full name is دولة فلسطين (Dawlatu Filasṭīn), State of Palestine.
What are the ISO codes for Palestine?
PS, PSE and 275 in ISO 3166-1, where the entry is listed as Palestine, State of. The governorates run from PS-BTH to PS-TKM.
Why do Turkish and Persian say Filistin and Felestin?
Both follow the Arabic form Filasṭīn, as Azerbaijani Fələstin, Uzbek Falastin and Kurmanji Filistîn do; Persian is written فلسطین.