Beit Lahia

Beit Lahia
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicبيت لاهيا
 • LatinBayt Lahiya (official[citation needed])
Official logo of Beit Lahia
Beit Lahia is located in State of Palestine
Beit Lahia
Beit Lahia
Location of Beit Lahia within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°33′N 34°30′E / 31.550°N 34.500°E / 31.550; 34.500
Palestine grid102/106
State State of Palestine
GovernorateNorth Gaza
Government
 • TypeCity
 • Head of MunicipalityIzz al-Din al-Dahnoun
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total89,838
Name meaning"House of Lahi"[2]
Websitewww.bietlahia.mun.ps
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Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya (Arabic: بيت لاهيا) is a city in the Gaza Strip, north of Jabalia, in the North Gaza Governorate of the State of Palestine. It sits next to Beit Hanoun and close to the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 89,838 in 2017.[1]

  1. ^ 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 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 358