Beit Hanoun
Beit Hanoun
بيت حانون | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت حانون |
| • Latin | Beit Hanun (official) Bayt Hanun (unofficial) |
Ruins of Beit Hanoun in 2014, after Israeli bombing | |
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Municipal Seal of Beit Hanoun | |
Interactive map of Beit Hanoun | |
Beit Hanoun Location of Beit Hanoun within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′19″N 34°32′14″E / 31.5386°N 34.5372°E | |
| Palestine grid | 105/105 |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | North Gaza |
| Date of depopulation | Late 2023 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Mohamad Nazek al-Kafarna |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 52,237 |
• Estimate (2026) | 0 |
| • Density | 4,180/km2 (10,800/sq mi) |
| Name meaning | "The house of Hanun" |
| Website | www |
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. As a result of the ongoing Gaza war, the area of Beit Hanoun has been militarily contested between the Hamas administration and Israel. Furthermore, the town has been entirely depopulated, and all of its structures destroyed. The remains of Beit Hanoun are located by the Nahal-Hanun stream, 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from the Israeli city of Sderot.