Al-Qarara
al-Qarara | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | القرارة |
| • Latin | al-Qrara (official) el-Qarara (unofficial) |
| Coordinates: 31°22′23″N 34°20′21″E / 31.37306°N 34.33917°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Control | Israel |
| • Head of Municipality | Eid al-Abdullah |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 29,004 |
Al-Qarara or Al Qarara (Arabic: القرارة) is a Palestinian town located north of Khan Yunis, in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Qarara had a population of 29,004 inhabitants in 2017, The town is 15 miles south of Gaza City, and used to be a farming village. It lies on trade routes dating back to the Bronze Age.
The town was a site of a displacement camp during the Gaza war. The IDF bombed the Al-Qarara Museum in the area In October 2023, which houses Canaanite and Roman-era artifacts from the region. Israeli ground forces demolished numerous residential buildings in the area in 2024.