Khan Yunis
City in Gaza Strip, State of Palestine
Khan Yunis is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. In 2017, about 205,000 people lived there.[1]
Khan Yunis | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خان يونس |
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  Khan Yunis Location of Khan Yunis within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′40″N 34°18′11″E / 31.34444°N 34.30306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 83/83 |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Founded | 1387 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Muhammad Jawad Abd al-Khaliq al-Farra |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54,560 dunams (54.56 km2 or 21.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 205,125 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "Caravansary [of] Jonah" |
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
