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Qal‘at Barqūq

Qal‘at Barqūq is a ruin in . Qal‘at Barqūq is situated nearby to the town , as well as near .
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was an Israeli settlement in the . 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. is situated 3 km west of Qal‘at Barqūq.

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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. is situated 3 km west of Qal‘at Barqūq.

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement in the south of the , located in the Gush Katif settlement bloc. It was under the jurisdiction of Hof Aza Regional Council. is situated 3½ km north of Qal‘at Barqūq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khan Yunis and Bani Suheila.

Town
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, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern , , and serves as the capital of the .

Town
is a municipality in the , in the of the State of Palestine. The town is located 2 km east of the city of Khan Younis. As of 2017, had a population of 41,439 people.

Suburb
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The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called , is a Palestinian refugee camp in the just west of the city of and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern .

Qal‘at Barqūq

Latitude
31.34523° or 31° 20′ 43″ north
Longitude
34.30818° or 34° 18′ 29″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8G3P88W5+37
Geo­Names ID
8051634
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In Other Languages

“Qal‘at Barqūq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة برقوق”

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