Bani Suheila | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Arabic | بني سهيلا |
Location of Bani Suheila within Palestine | |
Coordinates: 31°20′34″N 34°19′31″E / 31.34278°N 34.32528°E | |
Palestine grid | 85/83 |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | Khan Yunis |
Control | Israel Defense Forces[1] |
Government | |
• Type | City |
• Head of Municipality | Shahab Al-Khalileh |
Area | |
• Total | 5,170 dunams (5.17 km2 or 2.00 sq mi) |
Population (2017)[2] | |
• Total | 41,439 |
• Density | 8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Website | www.banisuhaila.org |
Bani Suheila (Arabic: بني سهيلا) is a municipality in the Gaza Strip, in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the State of Palestine. The town is located 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the city of Khan Younis. As of 2017, Bani Suheila had a population of 41,439 people.[2]