Al-Qarara
Al-Qarara | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | القرارة |
| • Latin | al-Qrara (official) el-Qarara (unofficial) |
Salah al-Din Road through al-Qarara in 2025 | |
Al-Qarara Al-Qarara | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′23″N 34°20′21″E / 31.37306°N 34.33917°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Control | Israel |
| • Head of Municipality | Eid al-Abdullah |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 29,004 |
Al-Qarara (Arabic: القرارة) is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the Gaza Strip. It is located just north of Khan Yunis and approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Gaza City. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 29,004 people in 2017.
Two months after the beginning of the Gaza war in 2023, al-Qarara was besieged for four months by the Israel Defense Forces. During this time, numerous residential buildings in the town were destroyed, and the town became the site of a displacement camp.