Deir al-Balah

Summary

Deir al-Balah is a city^[1]. It draws 269 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 instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Deir al-Balah's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Palestine type A^[7].
• Deir al-Balah's Commons category is recorded as Deir al-Balah^[8].
• Deir al-Balah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[9].
• Deir al-Balah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[10].
• Deir al-Balah's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.416666666666668, 'lon': 34.35}^[11].
• Deir al-Balah's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Deir al-Balah^[12].
• Deir al-Balah has a population of {'amount': '+49751'}^[13].
• Deir al-Balah's capital of is recorded as Deir al-Balah Governorate^[14].
• Deir al-Balah's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دير البلح'}^[15].
• Deir al-Balah's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دير البلح'}^[16].
• Deir al-Balah sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[17].
• Deir al-Balah covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Palestine^[4], a country^[19], in Palestine^[20], founded in 1988^[21] and Israeli-occupied territories^[5], a disputed territory^[22], in Palestine^[23]. Deir al-Balah is located in Deir al-Balah Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Deir al-Balah covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14.7'}^[18]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0'}^[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+49751'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[6] and Municipality of Palestine type A^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Deir al-Balah include Deir al-Balah Camp^[24], a refugee camp^[25], in Palestine^[26], founded in 1949^[27].

Why It Matters

Deir al-Balah draws 269 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.^[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for it include Deir al-Balah Camp^[24], a refugee camp^[25], in Palestine^[26], founded in 1949^[27].