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Khan Younus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Khan Younus Governorate. Capital: Khan Younus.
  2. A metropolitan region in Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying to the north of Rafah Governate.
  3. A city, the capital of Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant.
  4. A settlement, a refugee camp in Khan Younus governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying next to the eponymous city of Khan Younus.

Word forms

Khan Younus Khan Younis Khan Yunus Khan Yunis

Etymology

From Arabic خَانْ يُونُسْ (ḵān yūnus). Literally, “Jonah's Inn, caravansary of Jonah”.Named after Mamluk Emir Yunus al-Noorzai, who founded the settlement as Salqah.

Translations

Arabic: خَانْ يُونُسْ Azerbaijani: Xan-Yunis Chinese Mandarin: 汗尤尼斯 French: Khan Younès Hindi: ख़ान यूनुस Persian: خَانْ یُونُسْ Russian: Хан-Ю́нис Spanish: Jan Yunis Turkish: Khan Yunis Ottoman Turkish: خان يونس Urdu: خَانْ یُونُسْ
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