Deir El Belah War Cemetery

The Deir El Balah War Cemetery was established in March 1917. After the Armistice of Mudros ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in the First World War, some graves were relocated from nearby to the Deir El Balah War Cemetery.
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  • Cemetery
  • Description: military cemetery in Gaza City, Palestine

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Hilarion Monastery and Kfar Darom.
Archaeological site
was an ancient Christian monastery in . is situated 2½ km north of Deir El Belah War Cemetery.
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Places in the Area

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Latitude
31.42542° or 31° 25′ 32″ north
Longitude
34.37408° or 34° 22′ 27″ east
Open location code
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Deir El Belah War Cemetery” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقبرة دير البلح الحربية”
  • Persian: “گورستان جنگی دیر البلح”
  • Turkish: “Deyr El-Balah Savaş Mezarlığı”

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