Al-Bayuk
Sign in to saveAl-Bayuk (, also spelled al-Buyuk) is a Palestinian village in the eastern Rafah Governorate located in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), it had a population of 5,648 in 2006. The village has become the de facto capital of the Palestinian anti-Hamas armed group the Popular Forces backed by Israel.
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Place details
- Locality
- أم الكلاب
- Region
- قطاع غزة
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 6,211
- Timezone
- Asia/Gaza
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Al-Bayuk
- Settlement.translit_lang1
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type
- Arabic
- Settlement.translit_lang1_type1
- Latin
- Settlement.translit_lang1_info1
- al-Buyuk (official)
- Settlement.type
- Municipality type D (Village council)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Palestine
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of al-Bayuk within Palestine
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.grid_name
- Palestine grid
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- State of PalestineDe facto: Popular Forces administration in the Gaza Strip
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Country
- Palestine
- Located in
- Rafah Governorate
- Elevation
- +62
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- P1889
- Nasser, Gaza
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Prior to the 2024 invasion of Rafah, the neighborhood housed more than 20,000 people.