Khan Younus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic خَانْ يُونُسْ (ḵān yūnus). Literally, “Jonah's Inn, caravansary of Jonah”. Named after Mamluk Emir Yunus al-Noorzai Khan, who founded the settlement as Salqah.
Proper noun
Khan Younus
- Ellipsis of Khan Younus Governorate: A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant. Capital: Khan Younus
- A metropolitan region in Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying to the north of Rafah Governate.
- A city, the capital of Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant
- A settlement, a refugee camp in Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying next to the eponymous city of Khan Younus.
Translations
city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
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Further reading
Khan Younus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Khan Younus Governorate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Khan Younus Refugee Camp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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