Qizan an-Najjar
31°19′26″N 34°17′12″E / 31.32389°N 34.28667°E
Qizan an-Najjar | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | قيزان النَجّار |
Interactive map of Qizan an-Najjar | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Khan Yunis |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,889 |
Qizan an-Najjar (Arabic: قيزان النَجّار, also spelled Qizan al-Najar or Kizan al-Najjar) is a Palestinian village in the southern Gaza Strip, part of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It is located along the Salah al-Din Road between Khan Yunis and Rafah. In the 1997 census by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) Qizan an-Najjar had a population of 2,733.[1] Its population rose to 3,889 in the 2006 estimate by the PCBS.[2]
During the Gaza war, it came under the control of the Counter-Terrorism Strike Force (CSF), an anti-Hamas armed group.[3]
References
- ^ Qizan al-Najjar Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC). 2007-02-09.
- ^ Projected Mid -Year Population for Khan Yunis Governorate by Locality 2004-2006 Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
- ^ Yohanan, Nurit (2025-09-22). "In southern Gaza, new anti-Hamas enclave emerges under militia claiming Israeli backing". The Times of Israel. ISSN 0040-7909. Retrieved 2025-09-28.