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Umm al-Kilab

Coordinates: 31°17′44″N 34°17′30″E / 31.29556°N 34.29167°E / 31.29556; 34.29167
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Umm al-Kilab
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicأُم الكِلاب
 • LatinUmm el-Kelab (official)
Umm al-Kilab is located in State of Palestine
Umm al-Kilab
Umm al-Kilab
Location of Umm al-Kilab within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°17′44″N 34°17′30″E / 31.29556°N 34.29167°E / 31.29556; 34.29167
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateKhan Yunis
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
999

Umm al-Kilab (Arabic: أُم الكِلاب, also spelled Umm el-Kelab) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It is located south of Khan Yunis and east of Rafah, on the border with the Rafah Governorate. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Umm al-Kilab had a population of 999 in 2006.[1]

In the 1880s Umm al-Kilab was described in the Palestine Exploration Fund's Quarterly Statement as a village that measured about 800 by 600 paces. It had an estimated elevation of 215 feet above sea level. The explorers found sandstone pottery and noted the presence of seven circular cisterns. The surrounding countryside was inhabited by Tarabin Bedouin.[2]

The neighborhood was a frequent target of Israeli bombing during the Gaza genocide.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Khan Yunis Governorate by Locality 2004-2006. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
  2. ^ Schumacher, 1886, pp. 190-191.
  3. ^ Haddad, Mohammed. "Mapping Gaza's neighbourhoods flattened by non-stop Israeli bombings". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-12-08.

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