Khan Yunis
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Khan Yunis is a city located in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory. It is one of the significant population centers in Gaza and serves as an important urban area for the region.
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- Locality
- خان يونس
- Region
- قطاع غزة
- Country
- الأراضي الفلسطينية
- Population
- 173,183
- Timezone
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Khan Yunis (Arabic: خان يونس, lit. 'khan (caravanserai) [of] Yunis'), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war.
Before the 14th century, Khan Yunis was a village known as "Salqah". A vast caravanserai, today known as Barquq Castle, was constructed there by the emir Yunis al-Nawruzi in 1387–88, an official of the Mamluk Empire to protect caravans, pilgrims, and travellers.