Khan Yunis refugee camp

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Khan Yunis refugee camp is a densely populated Palestinian refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, established for refugees from the 1948 Arab–Israeli war and now one of the area’s largest and most impoverished communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Palestinian refugee camp
human settlement
administeredBy UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
affectedBy Israeli military operations in Gaza
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
conflictRelatedStatus civilian area
country State of Palestine
established 1949
establishedFor Palestinian refugees
refugees from the 1948 Arab–Israeli War
governedBy de facto Hamas authorities in Gaza
governorate Khan Yunis Governorate
governorateCapitalNearby Khan Yunis
hasEducationProvider UNRWA
hasHealthCareProvider UNRWA
local NGOs
hasHousingType high-density shelters
hasIssue high unemployment
infrastructure shortages
overcrowding
poverty
hasRefugeeStatus Palestine refugees registered with UNRWA
hasService UNRWA health centers
UNRWA relief and social services
UNRWA schools
hasTypeOfAdministration refugee camp administration under UNRWA regulations
locatedIn Gaza Strip
Khan Yunis Governorate
State of Palestine
southern Gaza Strip
locatedNear Khan Yunis city
locatedOnCoast no (inland within Gaza Strip)
notableFor large concentration of Palestine refugees
severe humanitarian conditions
originalRefugeeOrigin villages and towns in historic Palestine depopulated in 1948
partOf Khan Yunis urban area
populationCharacteristic densely populated
one of the largest refugee camps in the Gaza Strip
primaryEthnicGroup Palestinians
primaryLanguage Arabic
region Middle East
religion predominantly Sunni Islam
socioeconomicStatus impoverished community
underBlockadeBy Egypt (Rafah crossing restrictions)
Israel
underBlockadeSince 2007

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Gaza Strip ("Khan Yunis")
containsCity
Gaza Strip
containsRefugeeCamp

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