Beit Hanoun
Beit Hanoun or Beit Hanun (Arabic: بيت حانون) is a Palestinian city on the northeast edge of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 52,237 in 2017. From mid-2007 until late 2023, it was administered by the Hamas administration. Beit Hanoun has been entirely depopulated, and virtually all its structures have either been destroyed or rendered unusable due to extreme damage following the Israel-Hamas war. The remains of Beit Hanoun are located by the Nahal-Hanun stream, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from the Israeli town of Sderot.
Beit Hanoun | |
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Municipality type A (City) | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت حانون |
| • Latin | Beit Hanun (official) Bayt Hanun (unofficial) |
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Municipal Seal of Beit Hanoun | |
Beit Hanoun Location of Beit Hanoun within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′30″N 34°32′10″E | |
| Palestine grid | 105/105 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | North Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | Late 2023 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohamad Nazek al-Kafarna |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,500 dunams (12.5 km2 or 4.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 52,237 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 0 |
| • Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The house of Hanun" |
| Website | www.beithanoun.ps |
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