Deir al-Balah

Deir al-Balah or Deir al Balah (Arabic: دير البلح, lit. 'Monastery of the Date Palm') is a Palestinian city located in the center of the Gaza Strip, and it is the administrative capital of the Deir al-Balah Governorate. The city is located 14 kilometers south of Gaza City and 92 kilometers from Jerusalem to the southwest. Its population was 54,439 people according to the 2007 census.[1]

An ancient Egyptian coffin dating back to the Late Bronze Age found in Deir al-Balah. On display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa
British artillery outside Deir al-Balah, March 1918
Commonwealth Cemetery in Deir al-Balah, 1918. (en)
Mamluk flag


  • Tel Al-Raqish

References
  1. جدول 14: التجمعات السكانية في محافظة دير البلح حسب نوع التجمع وبعض المؤشرات المختارة، 2007 .



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.