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Khan Younis camp

Khan Younis camp is a refugee camp in , and has about 37,200 residents. Khan Younis camp is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the town .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Neve Dekalim and Gadid.

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was an Israeli settlement in the . Comprising a part of Gush Katif, it was founded in 1983, shortly after Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula to fulfill the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. is situated 1½ km west of Khan Younis camp.

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was an Israeli settlement and Moshav located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005. is situated 1½ km west of Khan Younis camp.

Ruins
was an Israeli settlement established in 2001 on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea west of in the Gush Katif settlement bloc in the that existed until 2005. is situated 2½ km northwest of Khan Younis camp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khan Yunis Camp and Khan Yunis.

Suburb
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The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called , is a Palestinian refugee camp in the just west of the city of and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern .

Town
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, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern , , and serves as the capital of the .

Town
is a municipality in the , in the of the State of Palestine. The town is located 2 km east of the city of Khan Younis. As of 2017, had a population of 41,439 people. is situated 3 km east of Khan Younis camp.

Khan Younis camp

Latitude
31.34929° or 31° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
34.29336° or 34° 17′ 36″ east
Population
37,200
Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)
Open location code
8G3P87XV+P8
Geo­Names ID
281123
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Khan Younis camp” goes by many names.

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