Khan Yunis

Coordinates: 31°20′40″N 34°18′11″E / 31.34444°N 34.30306°E / 31.34444; 34.30306
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Khan Yunis
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicخان يونس
Khan Yunis is located in the Palestinian territories
Khan Yunis
Khan Yunis
Location of Khan Yunis within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°20′40″N 34°18′11″E / 31.34444°N 34.30306°E / 31.34444; 34.30306
Palestine grid83/83
State State of Palestine
GovernorateKhan Yunis
Founded1387
Government
 • TypeCity
 • Head of MunicipalityMuhammad Jawad Abd al-Khaliq al-Farra
Area
 • Total54,560 dunams (54.56 km2 or 21.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total205,125
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,700/sq mi)
Name meaning"Caravansary [of] Jonah"

Khan Yunis is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip. In 2017, about 205,000 people lived there.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. 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.