Al-Fukhari
al-Fukhari | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | الفَخّاري |
| • Latin | al-Fukhkhari (official) al-Fokhari (unofficial) |
Location of al-Fukhari within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°17′55″N 34°19′20″E / 31.29861°N 34.32222°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Head of Municipality | Hasan al-Amouri |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,767 dunams (4.8 km2 or 1.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 6,443 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
Al-Fukhari (Arabic: الفَخّاري, also spelled al-Fokari or al-Fukhkhari) is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip, located between Khuza'a and Rafah. It sits on the eastern side of the Sufa Crossing road, just west of the border with Israel.
In the 1997 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), it had a population of 2,616, rising to an estimated 6,443 in 2017. During the 2005 Palestinian municipal elections, the Fatah party and Independents won the majority of seats in al-Fukhari's municipal council. The town's mayor is Hasan al-Amouri.
Al-Fukhari's total land area consists of 4,767 dunams of which 37.3% is built-up (overwhelmingly residential) and most of the remainder used for agricultural purposes.