Deir al-Balah

Summary

Deir al-Balah is a city^[1]. It draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #623 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Deir al-Balah is located in Deir al-Balah Governorate^[3].
• Deir al-Balah is in the country of Palestine^[4].
• Deir al-Balah is in the country of Israeli-occupied territories^[5].
• Deir al-Balah's image is recorded as Gaza war 2023 - 2025 IMG 4111.jpg^[6].
• Deir al-Balah's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Deir al-Balah's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Palestine type A^[8].
• Deir al-Balah's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Deir al-Balah.tif^[9].
• Deir al-Balah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 141895645^[10].
• Deir al-Balah's GND ID is recorded as 4085406-1^[11].
• Deir al-Balah's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80133610^[12].
• Deir al-Balah's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16600719c^[13].
• Deir al-Balah's IdRef ID is recorded as 147180732^[14].
• Deir al-Balah's Commons category is recorded as Deir al-Balah^[15].
• Deir al-Balah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[16].
• Deir al-Balah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[17].
• Deir al-Balah's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.416666666666668, 'lon': 34.35}^[18].
• Deir al-Balah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/054231^[19].
• Deir al-Balah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deir al-Balah^[20].
• Deir al-Balah's population is recorded as {'amount': '+49751'}^[21].
• Deir al-Balah's capital of is recorded as Deir al-Balah Governorate^[22].
• Deir al-Balah's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دير البلح'}^[23].
• Deir al-Balah's GeoNames ID is recorded as 281141^[24].
• Deir al-Balah's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دير البلح'}^[25].
• Deir al-Balah's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[26].
• Deir al-Balah's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Palestine^[4], a country^[28], in Palestine^[29], founded in 1988^[30] and Israeli-occupied territories^[5], a disputed territory^[31], in Palestine^[32]. Deir al-Balah is located in Deir al-Balah Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Deir al-Balah's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[27]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[26]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+49751'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and Municipality of Palestine type A^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Deir al-Balah include Deir al-Balah Camp^[33], a refugee camp^[34], in Palestine^[35], founded in 1949^[36].

Why It Matters

Deir al-Balah draws 144 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #623 of 5,534).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Deir al-Balah Camp^[33], a refugee camp^[34], in Palestine^[35], founded in 1949^[36].