Back القرارة (فلسطين) Arabic القراره (قريه فى محافظه خان يونس) ARZ Al-Qarara Catalan Al Qarārah (lungsod) CEB Al-Qarara Spanish القرارا Persian Al-Qarara French אל-קרארה HE Al-Qarara NN Al-Qarara NB
al-Qarara | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | القرارة |
| • Latin | al-Qrara (official) el-Qarara (unofficial) |
  al-Qarara  al-Qarara | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′23″N 34°20′21″E / 31.37306°N 34.33917°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Eid al-Abdullah |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 29,004 |
Al-Qarara or 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 29,004 inhabitants in 2017,[1] The town is 15 miles south of Gaza City, and used to be a farming village.[2] It lies on trade routes dating back to the Bronze Age.[2]
The town was a site of a displacement camp during the Israel-Hamas War.[3] The IDF bombed the Al-Qarara Museum in the area In October 2023, which houses Canaanite and Roman-era artifacts from the region.[4] Israeli ground forces demolished numerous residential buildings in the area in 2024.[5]
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ a b "In Gaza, a museum filled with history 'picked up' along the way". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
- ^ "Gaza family accuses Israel of killing Palestinian with Down syndrome during incursion". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ Saber, Indlieb Farazi. "A 'cultural genocide': Which of Gaza's heritage sites have been destroyed?". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- ^ "Israeli forces blow up residential buildings in Khan Yunis". EgyptToday. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-08.