Al Amal
Al Amal is a locality in Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip. Al Amal is situated nearby to the locality Al Mu‘askar, as well as near the suburb Khan Yunis Camp.Places of Interest
Highlights include Neve Dekalim and Gadid.
Neve Dekalim
Ruins
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Neve Dekalim was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip. 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.
Gadid
Ruins
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Gadid 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.
Katif
Ruins
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Katif was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip, about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of Deir al-Balah Camp. Katif is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Amal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Khan Yunis Camp and Bani Suheila.
Khan Yunis Camp
Suburb
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The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called Khan Yunis Camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Khan Yunis Governorate just west of the city of Khan Yunis and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern Gaza Strip.
Bani Suheila
Town
Bani Suheila is a municipality in the Gaza Strip, in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the State of Palestine. The town is located 2 km east of the city of Khan Younis. As of 2017, Bani Suheila had a population of 41,439 people. Bani Suheila is situated 3 km southeast of Al Amal.
Al-Mawasi
Village
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Al-Mawasi is a fertile area for agriculture in the Gaza Strip. It is along the coast and has many sand dunes. Al-Mawasi is fourteen kilometers long and one kilometer wide, making up about 3% of the Gaza Strip. Al-Mawasi is situated 3½ km west of Al Amal.
Al Amal
- Type: Locality
- Location: Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.35513° or 31° 21′ 19″ northLongitude
34.29873° or 34° 17′ 55″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Open location code
8G3P974X+3FGeoNames ID
8051617
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In Other Languages
“Al Amal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الأمل”
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