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Khan Yunis (Arabic: خان يونس) is a city/ refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 200,704 in 1997 [1] .1The refugee camp was founded in 1948 and initially held 35,000 refugees, mostly from villages in the Beersheva area. The number of refugees (including descendants) registered with UNRWA in mid-2002 was 60,662. An investigation made by UNRWA officials found that 275 civilians and eight UNRWA employees were killed in the camp on November 3 , 1956 during the Sinai war . An unknown number of those killed had been summarily executed. After Israel's withdrawal in March , 1957 a mass grave was found at Khan Yunis containing the bodies of forty Arabs that had their hands tied who had been shot in the back of the head.2
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Palestinian Authority municipality Khan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - ( ; literally Jonah 's Caravanserai ) is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006. Although Khan Yunis lies only 4 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea the climate of Khan Yunis is semi-arid region with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm.The Constituency of Khan Yunis has five members on the Palestinian Legislative Council .Following the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 , there were three Hamas members, including Yunis al-Astal ; and two Fatah members, including Mohammed Dahlan .
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Palestinian Authority municipality Khan Yunis ( , also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus ; translation: Caravanserai [of] Yunis ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip .According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Khan Yunis had a population of 142,637 in 2007 and 202,000 in 2010 and 350,000 in 2012.Khan Yunis, which lies only four kilometers (2.5 miles) east of the Mediterranean Sea , has a semi-arid climate with temperature of 30 degrees Celsius maximum in summer and 10 degrees Celsius maximum in winter, with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm (10.2 in).The Constituency of Khan Yunis had five members on the Palestinian Legislative Council . Following the Palestinian legislative election, 2006 , there were three Hamas members, including Yunis al-Astal ; and two Fatah members, including Mohammed Dahlan . The city is now under the Hamas administration of Gaza . 2007 PCBS Census .
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City in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine Municipality type A in State of Palestine Khan Yunis ( , also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus ; translation: Caravansary [of] Jonah ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Khan Yunis had a population of 142,637 in 2007 and 202,000 in 2010 and 350,000 in 2012. Khan Yunis, which lies only 4 kilometers (about 2.5 miles) east of the Mediterranean Sea , has a semi-arid climate with temperature of 30 degrees Celsius maximum in summer and 10 degrees Celsius maximum in winter, with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm (10.2 in). The Constituency of Khan Yunis had five members on the Palestinian Legislative Council . Following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election , there were three Hamas members, including Yunis al-Astal ; and two Fatah members, including Mohammed Dahlan . The city is now under the Hamas administration of Gaza . 2007 PCBS Census .
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City in Gaza, Palestine This article is about a Palestinian city. Municipality type A in State of Palestine Khan Yunis ( , also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus ; translation: Caravansary [of] Jonah ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Khan Yunis had a population of 142,637 in 2007 and 202,000 in 2010 and 350,000 in 2012. Khan Yunis, which lies only 4 kilometers (about 2.5 miles) east of the Mediterranean Sea , has a semi-arid climate with temperature of 30 degrees Celsius maximum in summer and 10 degrees Celsius maximum in winter, with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm (10.2 in). The Constituency of Khan Yunis had five members on the Palestinian Legislative Council . Following the 2006 Palestinian legislative election , there were three Hamas members, including Yunis al-Astal ; and two Fatah members, including Mohammed Dahlan . The city is now under the Hamas administration of Gaza . 2007 PCBS Census .
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City in Gaza, Palestine This article is about the city.City in the Gaza Strip in Palestine Khan Yunis ( Arabic : خان يونس , lit. ' khan (caravanserai) [of] Yunis ' ), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus , is a city in the southern Gaza Strip , Palestine , and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate .It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war .Before the 14th century, Khan Yunis was a village known as "Salqah".A vast caravanserai, today known as Barquq Castle , was constructed there by the emir Yunis al-Nawruzi in 1387–88, an official of the Mamluk Empire to protect caravans, pilgrims, and travellers.According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics , Khan Yunis had a population of 205,125 in 2017.Khan Yunis, which lies only four kilometres ( 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) east of the Mediterranean Sea , has a semi-arid climate with temperature of 30 °C maximum in summer and 10 °C minimum in winter, with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm (10.2 in).Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report).
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city/ refugee camp in the southern part of the gaza strip
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city in the southern gaza strip
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