Jabalia
Jabalia | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | جباليا |
| • Latin | Jabalya (official) |
Jabalia after the 2009 Gaza war | |
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) | |
• Total | 172,704 |
| Name meaning | "The mountaineers" |
| Website | www |
Jabalia, also spelled Jabalya (Arabic: جباليا), is a city in the Gaza Strip, 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. The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent to the city to the north. The nearby town of Nazla is a part of the Jabalia municipality.