Al Qarya as Suwaydiya

Al Qarya as Suwaydiya
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicالقرية السويدية
 • LatinAl Qarya as Suwaydiya (official)
Al Qarya as Suwaydiya is located in State of Palestine
Al Qarya as Suwaydiya
Al Qarya as Suwaydiya
Location of Al Qarya as Suwaydiya within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°19′24″N 34°13′15″E / 31.32333°N 34.22083°E / 31.32333; 34.22083
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateRafah
Founded1965
Destroyed2024
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2023)
 • Total1,300[1]

Al Qarya as Suwaydiya (Arabic: القرية السويدية), known as Swedish village, was a village situated near Egypt–Gaza border in the Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip. The village was often nicknamed "forgotten" due to the lack of basic services.[2] It was destroyed during the Rafah offensive as part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2024.

  1. ^ "جمعية وفاق تنظم لقاء حول "القرية السويدية، لأجل مجتمعات صامدة ودور الشباب الفلسطيني في تعزيز التنمية المستدامة من منظور انساني"". pngoportal.org. PNGO. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  2. ^ "بالصور- القرية السويدية على ساحل رفح من نكبة اللجوء إلى العزلة والتهميش". raya.ps. Raya. Retrieved 25 October 2023.