Palestine
Gaza Strip
North Gaza Governorate

Beit Hanoun

Beit Hanoun or Beit Hanun was a Palestinian city on the northeast edge of the . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 52,237 in 2017.
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  • Type: Town with 30,000 residents
  • Description: city in Gaza Strip
  • Also known as: “Bayt Hanun”, “Bayt Ḩanūn”, “Bayt Ḩānūn”, “Beit Hanoon”, and “Beit Hanoum”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nasr Mosque and Indonesian hospital.

Mosque
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque, also known as the Beit Hanoun Mosque, was, until its destruction, the oldest in the city of Beit Hanoun in the .

Hospital
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Indonesia Hospital is a hospital located in , , . is situated 3 km west of Beit Hanoun.

Ruins
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was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the in a mini-settlement bloc including and . While was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif' settlements were located. is situated 2½ km north of Beit Hanoun.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Om al-Nasr and Erez.

Village
or Al-Qaraya al-Badawiya was a Bedouin village within the in the . The population of the village was about 4,737 according to Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics in 2017. is situated 2½ km northwest of Beit Hanoun.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southwestern . Located just 1 kilometre north of the , it is the namesake of the nearby . The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950. is situated 3½ km northeast of Beit Hanoun.

Town
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or Beit Lahiya is a city in the , north of , in the of the State of Palestine. It sits next to Beit Hanoun and close to the border with Israel. is situated 3½ km west of Beit Hanoun.

Beit Hanoun

Latitude
31.53902° or 31° 32′ 21″ north
Longitude
34.53842° or 34° 32′ 18″ east
Population
30,000
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
8G3PGGQQ+J9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 503998551
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
281146
Wiki­data ID
Q74176
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Beit Hanoun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بيت حانون”
  • Arabic: “بيت حنون”
  • Asturian: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Basque: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Catalan: “Bait Hanun”
  • Catalan: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Cebuano: “Bayt Ḩānūn”
  • Central Kurdish: “بێت حانون”
  • Chinese: “拜特哈农”
  • Chinese: “拜特哈嫩”
  • Chinese: “貝特漢諾”
  • Czech: “Bajt Hánún”
  • Czech: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Danish: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Dutch: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيت حانون”
  • Esperanto: “Bait Hanun”
  • Finnish: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Finnish: “Beit Hanun”
  • French: “Beit Hanoun”
  • German: “Bait Chanun”
  • German: “Bait Hanun”
  • German: “Beit Chanun”
  • German: “Beit Hanoun”
  • German: “Beit Hanun”
  • German: “Bet Hanun”
  • Greek: “Μπέιτ Χανούν”
  • Hausa: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Hebrew: “בית חאנון”
  • Hebrew: “בית חנון”
  • Hindi: “बीट हनौं”
  • Indonesian: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Italian: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Italian: “Beit Hanun”
  • Italian: “Bethanoun”
  • Japanese: “ベイト・ハヌーン”
  • Korean: “베이트 하눈”
  • Korean: “베이트하눈”
  • Latvian: “Beit Hānūna”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Norwegian: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Beit Hanoun”
  • Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Bēahǣnūn”
  • Persian: “بیت حانون”
  • Persian: “بیت‌حانون”
  • Polish: “Bajt Hanun”
  • Polish: “Beit Hanun”
  • Polish: “Bejt Hanun”
  • Portuguese: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Russian: “Бейт-Ханун”
  • Scots: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Spanish: “Bait Hanun”
  • Spanish: “Beit Hanun”
  • Swedish: “Beit Hanun”
  • Turkish: “Beyt Hanun”
  • Ukrainian: “Бейт-Ханун”
  • Urdu: “بیت حانون”
  • Welsh: “Beit Hanoun”
  • Welsh: “Beit Hanun”
  • Western Panjabi: “بیت حانون”

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