Khuzaʽa, Khan Yunis
Khuza'a (Arabic: خزاعة) is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khuza'a had a population of 11,388 inhabitants in 2017.
Khuza'a | |
|---|---|
Municipality type B | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | خُزاعة |
| • Latin | Khuzaa (official) |
Khuza'a Location of Khuza'a within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°18′25″N 34°21′40″E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Head of Municipality | Shihda Abou-Rouk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,842 dunams (7.8 km2 or 3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 11,388 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
The town of Khuza'a is around 500 metres from the Green Line.
The society is strongly influenced by tribal structure so, there are many extended families such as Qudayh in (Arabic: قديح) (the Ashraaf of the Holy Land), Alshawaf, Al-Daghmah, M'ssabih, Abu Yousef, Abu Mustafa, Abu Tair, Abu Dagga, Abu Tabash, Abu Draz, Abu Mutlaq, Abu Hamed, Abu Subha and Abu Amer. The families generally turn to custom to solve disputes amongst themselves.
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