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Explore Abasan al Kabirah in Palestinian Territory

Abasan al Kabirah in the region of Gaza Strip with its 18,163 inhabitants is a town in Palestinian Territory - some 309 mi or ( 497 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Abasan al Kabirah is now 05:04 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Gaza " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Rafah. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Abasan al Kabirah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Gaza War

2:01 min by Roy Watkinson
Views: 32164 Rating: 3.95

Stop the Gaza War. Both Parties are as bad as each other but why should the children suffer? Please do what you can to share this video and get the war stopped. If you have children just look into you ..

UN inquiry finds Israel guilty of Gaza war crimes - 15 Sept 09

1:55 min by AlJazeeraEnglish
Views: 16301 Rating: 4.38

A United Nations report on Israel's war on Gaza says war crimes were committed by both sides in the conflict. But most of the criticism was directed at Israel's conduct. Richard Goldstone, the judge l ..


In da jungle da mighty jungle...

0:31 min by stinsens
Views: 12561 Rating: 4.35

Bin Laden getting it the way he likes (liked) it.. ..

Haniya and Galloway

0:49 min by Anochi
Views: 7553 Rating: 3.82

Haniya and Galloway: Leftist British MP gives thousands of dollars, vehicles to Hamas From www.jihadwatch.org George Galloway was the Jihad Watch International Dhimmi of the Year 2005. He continues to ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Khan Yunis Governorate

The Khan Yunis Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Its district capital is Khan Yunis. The governorate has a total population of approximately 280,000. Its land area is 69.61% urban, 12.8% rural and 17.57% comprising the Khan Yunis refugee camp.

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Located at 31.35 34.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Geography of the Gaza Strip, Khan Yunis Governorate

Sheikh Khalifa City

Sheikh Khalifa City in the southwestern Gaza Strip, is the site named after United Arab Emirates President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who finances the construction of a major housing programme of 3000 apartments http://uaeinteract. com/government/development_aid. asp. Once called "Morag", when it was a Gush Katif settlement, it has been retroceded to the Palestinian authorities after the settlers' buildings and facilities were destroyed by Israel in 2005.

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Located at 31.31 34.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in the Gaza Strip

Battle of Hill 86

The Battle of Hill 86 was a military engagement between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in Operation Horev. It was fought on December 22–23, 1948, and was the first battle of the operation. The Israelis initiated the battle, as well as a concurrent raid on the Arab village 'Abasan and aerial and naval shelling of the coastal strip, in hopes of fooling the Egyptians into thinking that the coming operation would be aimed at isolating the Egyptian forces in Gaza.

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Located at 31.38 34.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Murder of Tali Hatuel and her four daughters

The murder of Tali Hatuel and her four daughters was a shooting attack on May 2, 2004, in which Palestinian militants killed Tali Hatuel, a Jewish settler, who was eight months pregnant along with her four daughters, aged two to ten. The attack took place near the Kissufim Crossing near their home in Gush Katif bloc of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada.

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Located at 31.38 34.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Crimes against humanity, Deaths by firearm in the Gaza Strip, Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada, Israeli murder victims, Israeli settlers, Israeli terrorism victims, Mass murder in 2004, Murdered Israeli children, Murdered pregnant women, Palestinian terrorism, Terrorism deaths in the Gaza Strip, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups

Gaza Airstrip

Gaza Airstrip, also known as Gush Katif Airport, is a small airfield in the Gaza Strip approximately two miles north of the town of Khan Yunis, and adjacent to the UNRWA Khan Younis refugee camp. It is immediately west of the former Israeli settlement of Ganei Tal, and named after the former Israeli settlement area of Gush Katif. It may be on the site of the former RAF Gaza, which was first used as an airstrip in 1941.

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Located at 31.37 34.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Airports in the Palestinian territories

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Abasan al Kabirah