Khan Yunis Governorate
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The Khan Yunis Governorate ( ) is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority, located in the southern Gaza Strip
. Its district capital is Khan Yunis
. The governorate has a total population of approximately 280,000. Its land area is 69.61% urban, 12.8% rural and 17.57% comprising the Khan Yunis refugee camp.
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...
. Its district capital is Khan Yunis
Khan Yunis
Khan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006...
. The governorate has a total population of approximately 280,000. Its land area is 69.61% urban, 12.8% rural and 17.57% comprising the Khan Yunis refugee camp.
Village councils
- al-Fukhari
- Qa' al-Kharaba
- Qa' al-Qurein
- Qizan an-Najjar
- Umm Kameil
- Umm al-Kilab