Beit Lahia | |
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| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | بيت لاهيا |
| • Latin | Bayt Lahiya (official[citation needed]) |
 Municipal Seal of Beit Lahia | |
  Beit Lahia Location of Beit Lahia within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°33′N 34°30′E / 31.550°N 34.500°E | |
| Palestine grid | 102/106 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | North Gaza |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Head of Municipality | Izz al-Din al-Dahnoun |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 89,838 |
| Name meaning | "House of Lahi"[2] |
| Website | www.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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 358