Jabalia

Jabalia
جباليا
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicجباليا
 • LatinJabalya (official)
Ruins of Jabalia, in February 2025
Interactive map of Jabalia
Jabalia
Location of Jabalia within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°31′41″N 34°28′59″E / 31.52806°N 34.48306°E / 31.52806; 34.48306
Palestine grid100/103
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateNorth Gaza
Government
 • TypeCity
 • MayorM. Mazen Al-Abd Al-Najjar
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
172,704
Name meaning"The mountaineers"
Websitewww.jabalia.ps

Jabalia, also spelled Jabalya (Arabic: جباليا), is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City, in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia had a population of 172,704 in 2017. In addition to Jabalia, the city municipality contains the Jabalia refugee camp and the town of Nazla, the latter of which was an independent village council before being merged with Jabalia.