Khan Yunis | |
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Ither transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | خان يونس |
![]() Location o Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip | |
Location o Khan Yunis within the Palestinian territories | |
Coordinates: 31°20′40″N 34°18′11″E / 31.34444°N 34.30306°ECoordinates: 31°20′40″N 34°18′11″E / 31.34444°N 34.30306°E | |
Govrenorate | Khan Yunis |
Foondit | 1917 |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Ceety |
• Heid o Municipality | Muhammad Jawad Abd Al-Khaliq Al-Farra |
Area | |
• Jurisdiction | 54.56 km2 (21.07 sq mi) |
Population (2007) | |
• Jurisdiction | 142,637[1] |
Name meanin | "Jonah's Inn" |
Website | www.khanyounis.mun.ps |
Khan Yunis - aften spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - (Arabic: خان يونس; literally Jonah's Caravanserai) is a ceety an adjacent refugee camp in the soothren pairt o the Gaza Strip. Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics the ceety, its refugee camp, an its immediate surroondins haed a total population o 180,000 in 2006.[2] Although Khan Yunis lees anerlie 4 kilometers frae the Mediterranean Sea the climate o Khan Yunis is semi-arid wi temperatur reachin heich tae 30 degree C in simmer an decreasin heich at 10 degree C in winter region wi an annual rainfaw o approximately 260 mm.
Relatit page: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Palestine |
Khan Yunis is twinned wi the follaein ceeties: