Bani Suheila | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بني سهيلا |
 Municipal Logo of Bani Suheila | |
  Bani Suheila 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]
- ^ Shurufa, Wafaa; Jeffery, Jack; Magdy, Samy; Press, Associated (2023-12-05). "Israel moves into Gaza's second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war". WHYY-TV. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
- ^ a b Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) (Report). State of Palestine. February 2018. pp. 64–82. Retrieved 2023-10-24.