Qīzān
Qīzān is a locality in Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip. Qīzān is situated nearby to the locality Abū Ḩimār, as well as near Baţn as Samīn.Places of Interest
Highlights include Gadid and Neve Dekalim.
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.
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.
Bedolah
Ruins
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Bedolah was an Israeli settlement and army base in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the southwest edge of the Gaza Strip. Home to 220 religious Jews, its inhabitants were evicted, its houses demolished, and its land surrendered to the Palestinian National Authority as part of Israel's disengagement of 2005. Bedolah is situated 3½ km west of Qīzān.
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 east of Qīzān.
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 northwest of Qīzān.
Qīzān
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qizan”
- Location: Khan Yunis Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.33516° or 31° 20′ 7″ northLongitude
34.29229° or 34° 17′ 32″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
8G3P87PR+3WGeoNames ID
8051631
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In Other Languages
“Qīzān” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “Qīzān”
- Arabic: “قيزان”
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