al-Qarara
Municipality type B
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالقرارة
 • Latinal-Qrara (official)
el-Qarara (unofficial)
al-Qarara is located in State of Palestine
al-Qarara
al-Qarara
Location of al-Qarara within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°22′23″N 34°20′21″E / 31.37306°N 34.33917°E / 31.37306; 34.33917
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateKhan Yunis
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • Head of MunicipalityEid al-Abdullah
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total29,004

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 home to the Al Qarara Cultural Museum,[2] but that museum was destroyed by Israeli forces in late 2023 due to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war.[3] The Israeli military had also ordered that town to be evacuated due to the war.[4]

A pedestrian bridge over Salah Aldin Street for students was completed in the town in September 2023.[5] The bridge had been funded by Japan's Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects program.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 1 2 3 "In Gaza, a museum filled with history 'picked up' along the way". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  3. ↑ Monitor, Euro-Med Human Rights. "As part of its genocidal war in Gaza, Israel destroys Palestinians' cultural heritage". Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  4. ↑ Kingsley, Patrick; Ahmad, Rawan Sheikh; Fuller, Thomas (2023-12-02). "Israel Orders Evacuations Amid 'Intense' Attacks on Southern Gaza". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-28.
  5. 1 2 "Completion of a pedestrian bridge in Gaza's al Qarara funded by Japan celebrated". WAFA. 19 September 2023.


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