Al-Qarara

al-Qarara
Other transcription(s)
  Arabic القرارة
  Also spelled al-Qrara (official)
el-Qarara (unofficial)
al-Qarara

Location of al-Qarara within the Palestinian territories

Coordinates: 31°22′23.25″N 34°19′59.20″E / 31.3731250°N 34.3331111°E / 31.3731250; 34.3331111Coordinates: 31°22′23.25″N 34°19′59.20″E / 31.3731250°N 34.3331111°E / 31.3731250; 34.3331111
Governorate Khan Yunis
Government
  Type Municipality
  Head of Municipality Eid al-Abdullah
Population (2006)
  Jurisdiction 16,900

al-Qarara (Arabic: القرارة) is a Palestinian town located north of Khan Yunis, in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Qarara had a population of over 16,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006,[1] mostly adherents of Islam.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/28/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.