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Khan Yunis

Western Asia

Khan Yunis, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war.

Facts
Population
205,125 1
Founding Year
1389 1
Population Estimate Year
2017 1
Latitude
31.343889 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.3025 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Dry 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Khan Yunis (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1389-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 205,125 (2017)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 31.343889, longitude 34.3025
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 205125 (2017)
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2. GeoNames: Khān Yūnis - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 55 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 34.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 34.25
31.25 34.25 BSh
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4. GeoNames: Khān Yūnis - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 281124
Quote, cities500 record 281124
31.34018 34.30627 P PPLA2 PS GZ 7871092 173183 55 Asia/Gaza
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Khan Yunis refugee camp (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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