Khan Yunis

Khan Yunis
Ither transcription(s)
- Arabic	خان يونس
Location o Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip
Khan Yunis Location o Khan Yunis athin Palestine
Coordinates: 31°20′39.55″N 34°18′11.13″E
Govrenorate	Khan Yunis
Foondit	1917
Govrenment
- Heid o Municipality	Muhammad Jawad Abd Al-Khaliq Al-Farra
Aurie
- Jurisdiction	54,560 dunams (54.56 km2 / 21.1 sq mi)
Indwallers (2006)
- Jurisdiction	179,900
Name meaning	"Jonah's Inn"
Wabsteid	www.khanyounis.mun.ps

Khan Yunis - aften spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - (Arabic: خان يونس‎; literally Jonah's Caravanserai) is a ceety an adjacent refugee camp in the soothren pairt o the Gaza Strip. Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics the ceety, its refugee camp, an its immediate surroondins haed a total population o 180,000 in 2006. Although Khan Yunis lees anerlie 4 kilometers frae the Mediterranean Sea the climate o Khan Yunis is semi-arid wi temperatur reachin heich tae 30 degree C in simmer an decreasin heich at 10 degree C in winter region wi an annual rainfaw o approximately 260 mm.

Internaitional relations

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Palestine

Twin touns — Sister ceeties

Khan Yunis is twinned wi the follaein ceeties:

• Hamar, Norawa
• Almuñécar, Spain
• Évry, Fraunce

See an aw

• Palestinian refugee camps
• Leet o ceeties in Palestine

Freemit airtins

• Khan Younis, articles from UNWRA
• close-up map of Gaza