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Delve into Khan Yunis in Palestinian Territory

Khan Yunis in the region of Gaza Strip with its 173,183 residents is a city in Palestinian Territory - some 306 mi or ( 493 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Khan Yunis

Current time in Khan Yunis is now 12:21 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Gaza " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Rafah. While being here, 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. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Khan Yunis ? 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 ..


Israeli Navy Continues Persecution of Fishermen

1:21 min by ya9ni
Views: 13730 Rating: 4.67

Gazan territorial waters, 18th October 2008 - At approximately 12:30, a Palestinian fishing vessel from the port in Gaza City, was traweling 6km off the coast of Deir Al Balah. An Israeli Dvora class ..

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.. ..


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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 1 km away
Tags: Geography of the Gaza Strip, Khan Yunis Governorate

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 3 km away
Tags: Airports in the Palestinian territories

Gush Katif

Gush Katif was a bloc of 17 Israeli settlements in the southern Gaza strip. Gush Katif was specifically mentioned by Yitzhak Rabin, the Israeli prime minister who fell victim to an assassin in 1995, as essential to Israel's security border. In August 2005, the Israeli army moved the 8,600 residents of Gush Katif to Israel. They were evicted from the area and their homes demolished as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip portion of the Palestinian Territories.

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Located at 31.35 34.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip, Geography of the Gaza Strip, Historic Jewish communities, Israel's unilateral disengagement plan, Populated places established in 1968

Hof Aza Regional Council

The Hof Aza Regional Council was a regional council of Israel until 2005 when its residents were evicted from their homes and the area was liquidated as part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan. The seat was in Neve Dekalim. The public buildings of the regional council and adjacent strip mall in Neve Dekalim were not destroyed and the Palestinian Al-Aqsa University opened a campus on the site shortly after the Israeli evacuation.

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Located at 31.35 34.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Defunct regional councils in Israel, Former Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip

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 4 km away
Tags: Villages in the Gaza Strip

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Khan Yunis