Khan Yunis

E734752

Khan Yunis is a major city in the southern Gaza Strip, known as a densely populated urban center and frequent focal point of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

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Label Occurrences
Khan Yunis canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
administers Khan Yunis refugee camp vicinity
climate Mediterranean climate
conflictRole key area in Gaza Strip military operations
continent Asia
country State of Palestine
demographics predominantly Palestinian Arab population
economyBasedOn agriculture in surrounding areas
services
small-scale commerce
foundedBy Yunus al-Nouruzi NERFINISHED
foundedInCentury 14th century
governedBy Khan Yunis Municipality NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic densely populated urban center
frequent focal point of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
hasEducationalInstitutionType primary schools
secondary schools
hasHealthFacilityType clinics
hospitals
hasHistoricalEvent frequent target of airstrikes and ground incursions in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
site of major Israeli military operations during the 2014 Gaza War
site of significant fighting during the 1956 Suez Crisis
hasHistoricalFunction caravanserai town on the route between Egypt and the Levant
hasMunicipalStatus municipality
hasRefugeeCamp Khan Yunis refugee camp NERFINISHED
hasRole major city in the Gaza Strip
languageUsed Arabic
locatedIn Gaza Strip NERFINISHED
southern Gaza Strip NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Khan Yunis Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedNear Mediterranean Sea
Rafah NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Rafah NERFINISHED
locatedOn Mediterranean coastal plain NERFINISHED
locatedSouthOf Gaza City NERFINISHED
namedAfter Yunus al-Nouruzi NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Middle East NERFINISHED
Palestinian territories NERFINISHED
populationCharacteristic high population density
religionMajority Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
roadConnectedTo Gaza City NERFINISHED
Rafah NERFINISHED
timezone Eastern European Time NERFINISHED
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3

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