Baţn as Samīn
Baţn as Samīn is a locality in Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip. Baţn as Samīn is situated nearby to the locality Markaz al Madīnah, as well as near Khan Yunis.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. Neve Dekalim is situated 2½ km northwest of Baţn as Samīn.
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.
Kfar Yam
Ruins
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Kfar Yam, sometimes spelled Kefar Yam or Kfar Hayam in English, was a small non-religious community established in 1983 and populated by four families. Kfar Yam is situated 4 km northwest of Baţn as Samīn.
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.
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 4 km northwest of Baţn as Samīn.
Baţn as Samīn
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Batn as Samin”
- Location: Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.34087° or 31° 20′ 27″ northLongitude
34.2983° or 34° 17′ 54″ eastElevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
8G3P87RX+88GeoNames ID
8051626
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In Other Languages
“Baţn as Samīn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بطن السمين”
Localities in the Area
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