Deir al-Balah Governorate

The Deir al-Balah Governorate, also referred to as Central Gaza Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine in the central which is administered by Hamas aside from its border with Israel, airspace, and maritime territory.
  • Governorate of the State of Palestine with about 273,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (110 feet)
  • Description: governorate of the Palestinian National Authority
  • Also known as
    “Middle Governorate”
    “Muḥāfaẓat Dayr al-Balaḥ”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kfar Darom and Deir El Belah War Cemetery.
was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the .
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Cemetery
The Deir El Balah War Cemetery was established in March 1917.
Border checkpoint
Kissufim is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . is situated 4 km south of Deir al-Balah Governorate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir el-Balah and Nuseirat refugee camp.
Town
Deir al-Balah is a city in the center of the…
Nuseirat Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp located… is situated 5 km northeast of Deir al-Balah Governorate.
Suburb
Maghazi is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the…
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Latitude
31.4077° or 31° 24′ 28″ north
Longitude
34.3674° or 34° 22′ 3″ east
Open location code
8G3PC958+3W
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Deir al-Balah Governorate” goes by many names.
محافظة دير البلحArabic
Gubernación de Deir al-BalahAragonese
Gobernación de Deir el-BalahAsturian
Deir al-Balahko GobernazioaBasque
দেইর আল-বালাহ গভর্নোরেটBengali
Governació de Deir al-BalahCatalan
Deir Al BalahCebuano
پارێزگای دێر بەلەحCentral Kurdish
代尔拜莱赫省Chinese
Deir al-Balah GovernorateDanish
Deir el-BalahDutch
Deir al-Balahn kuvernoraattiFinnish
Gobernación de Deir al-BalahGalician
Κυβερνείο Ντέιρ αλ-ΜπαλάχGreek
દેઇર અલ-બાલાહ ગવર્નોરેટGujarati
דיר אל-בלחHebrew
דיר אל-בלח (נפה)Hebrew
देर अल-बलह प्रांतHindi
Dejr el-Balah kormányzóságHungarian
Kegubernuran Deir al-BalahIndonesian
governatorato di Dayr al-BalahItalian
governatorato di Deir al-BalahItalian
ディール・バラフJapanese
ディール・バラフ県Japanese
デイル・アル=バラフ県Japanese
ಡಿಯರ್ ಅಲ್-ಬಾಲಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್Kannada
데이르알발라주Korean
Deirelbelehas muhāfazaLatvian
Deir al-Bachalo gubernijaLithuanian
Kawasan Pentadbiran Deir al-BalahMalay
Kegabenoran Deir al-BalahMalay
देर अल-बालाह गव्हर्नोरेटMarathi
დეირ ელ-ბალაჰიშ მუჰაფაზაMingrelian
Deir al_BalahNorwegian Bokmål
Deir al-Balah guvernementNorwegian Nynorsk
استان دیرالبلحPersian
Dajr al-BalahPolish
ديرالبلح ولايتPushto
محافظه دير البلحPushto
Guvernoratul Deir al-BalahRomanian
Дейр эль-БалахRussian
Deir al-Balah GovrenorateScots
ඩයර් අල්-බලා පළාතSinhala
Guvernat Dair Al BalahSlovenian
Deir al-BalahSwedish
Gouvernement Deir al-BalahSwiss German
தீர் அல் - பாலா ஆளுநரகம்Tamil
தீர் அல் - பாலா கவர்னரேட்Tamil
தீர் அல்-பலகு ஆளுநரகம்Tamil
డెయిర్ అల్-బలాహ్ గవర్నరేట్Telugu
แดร์ อัล บาลาThai
Deir al-Balah YönetimiTurkish
Deyr El Balah valiliğiTurkish
Муніципалітет Дейр-ель-БалахUkrainian
محافظہ دیر البلحUrdu
Tỉnh Deir al-BalahVietnamese
Llywodraethiaeth Deir Al BalahWelsh

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