Al-Qarara

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 over 16,900 inhabitants in mid-year 2006,[1] mostly adherents of Islam.

al-Qarara
Municipality type B
Arabic transcription(s)
  Arabicالقرارة
  Latinal-Qrara (official)
el-Qarara (unofficial)
al-Qarara
Location of al-Qarara within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°22′23.25″N 34°19′59.20″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateKhan Yunis
Government
  TypeMunicipality
  Head of MunicipalityEid al-Abdullah
Population
 (2006)
  Total16,900

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