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Khan Yunis | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | خان يونس |
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Location of Khan Yunis within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°20′40″N 34°18′11″E / 31.34444°N 34.30306°E | |
Palestine grid | 83/83 |
State | ![]() |
Governorate | Khan Yunis |
Founded | 1387 |
Government | |
• Type | City |
• Head of Municipality | Muhammad Jawad Abd al-Khaliq al-Farra |
Area | |
• Total | 54,560 dunams (54.56 km2 or 21.07 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 205,125 |
• Density | 3,800/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]