Deir al-Balah
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Deir al-Balah | ||
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| Ither transcription(s) | ||
| • Arabic | دير البلح | |
| • An aa spelled | Deir el-Balah (official) Dayr al-Balah (unofficial) | |
 Skyline o Deir al-Balah, 2008 | ||
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  Deir al-Balah Location o Deir al-Balah within the Palestinian territories | ||
| Coordinates: 31°25′08″N 34°21′06″E / 31.41889°N 34.35167°ECoordinates: 31°25′08″N 34°21′06″E / 31.41889°N 34.35167°E | ||
| Palestine grid | 088/092 | |
| Govrenorate | Deir al-Balah | |
| Foondit | 14t century BC | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Teep | Ceety (from 1994) | |
| • Heid o Municipality | Sa'ed Nassar | |
| Area | ||
| • Jurisdiction | 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007) | ||
| • Jurisdiction | 54,439 | |
| Name meanin | "Monastery o the Date Palm" | |
Deir el-Balah or Dayr al-Balah (Arabic: دير البلح) is locatit in the central Gaza Strip an is the caipital or muhfaza (seat) o the Deir el-Balah Govrenorate. Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics, the ceety haed a population o 49,751 in mid-year 2006.[1][2]
Well-kent for its beaches an date palms, recent aircheological excavations uncovered a cemetery datin back tae the late Bronze Age filled wi pottery, tombs, bronze pots an a mosaic floor. Deir al-Balah an aw contains a monastery built bi St. Helena in 372 AD.
Mayors[edit | edit source]
- Ahmad Kurd
- Sami Abu Salim
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Projected Mid -Year Population for Deir al Balah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
- ↑ Profile: Gaza Strip, BBC News Online, 27 June 2006, accessed 8 May 2007.
