Jabalia | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | جباليا |
| • Latin | Jabalya (official) |
 Jabalia after the 2009 Gaza war | |
  Jabalia Location of Jabalia within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°31′41″N 34°28′59″E / 31.52806°N 34.48306°E | |
| Palestine grid | 100/103 |
| State |  State of Palestine |
| Governorate | North Gaza |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 172,704 |
| Name meaning | "The mountaineers"[2] |
| Website | www |
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Jabalia, also spelled Jabalya (Arabic: جباليا), is a city in the State of Palestine located 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north of Gaza City, in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia had a population of 172,704 in 2017.[1] The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent to the city to the north. The nearby town of Nazla is a part of the Jabalia municipality.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 360