Az-Zawayda | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | الزوايدة |
• Latin | Zawaida (official) al-Zawaydeh (unofficial) |
Location of Az-Zawayda within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°25′50″N 34°22′18″E / 31.43056°N 34.37167°E | |
State | ![]() |
Governorate | Deir al-Balah |
Government | |
• Type | City |
Area | |
• Total | 15,300 dunams (15.3 km2 or 5.9 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 23,841 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Az-Zawayda (Arabic: الزوايدة), also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, there were 23,841 residents.[1]
During the Israel–Hamas war, an Israeli attack killed at least eight people after hitting a house in az-Zawayda.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Israeli military bombs home in az-Zawayda, killing at least 13 Palestinians". YouTube. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 28 July 2024.