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Deir al-Balah Governorate‎, Gaza Strip, Palestinei
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Deir al-Balah Governorate‎Governorate
Gaza StripTerritory
PalestineCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Dayr al Balaḩ59,504 (2017)
An Nuşayrāt36,123 (2012)
Al Burayj34,951 (2012)
Az Zuwāydah16,688 (2013)
Wādī as Salqā4,552 (2017)
Al Muşaddar1,845 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
341829
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341829:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
gouvernorat de Deir Al-Balah, bande de Gaza, Palestine
German:
Gouvernement Dair al-Balah, Gazastreifen, Staat Palästina
Italian:
governatorato di Dayr al-Balah, Striscia di Gaza, Stato di Palestina
Russian:
Дейр эль-Балах, сектор Газа, Территории Палестины
Simplified Chinese:
代尔拜莱赫省, 加沙地带, 巴勒斯坦
Spanish:
Gobernación de Deir el-Balah, Franja de Gaza, Palestina
Arabic:
محافظة دير البلح, قطاع غزة, فلسطين
Asturian:
Gobernación de Deir el-Balah, Franxa de Gaza, Estáu de Palestina
Bengali:
দেইর আল-বালাহ গভর্নোরেট, গাজা ভূখণ্ড, ফিলিস্তিন
Catalan:
Governació de Deir al-Balah, Franja de Gaza, Estat de Palestina
Cebuano:
Deir Al Balah, Gaza, Palestina
Danish:
Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gazastriben, Palæstina
Dutch:
Deir el-Balah, Gazastrook, Palestina
Farsi/Persian:
استان دیرالبلح, نوار غزه, دولت فلسطین
Finnish:
Deir al-Balahn kuvernoraatti, Azan kaista, Palestiina
Greek:
Ντέιρ Αλ Μπαλάχ, Λωρίδα της Γάζας, Κράτος της Παλαιστίνης
Gujarati:
દેઇર અલ-બાલાહ ગવર્નોરેટ, ગાઝા સ્ટ્રીપ, ફિલસ્ટીન
Hebrew:
דיר אל-בלח , רצועת עזה, מדינה פלסטינית
Hindi:
देिर अल-बालाह गवर्नरेट, ग़ज़ा पट्टी, फिलिस्तीन राज्य
Hungarian:
Dejr el-Balah kormányzóság, Gázai övezet, Palesztina
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Deir al-Balah, Jalur Gaza, Negara Palestina
Japanese:
ディール・バラフ, ガザ地区, パレスチナ国
Kannada:
ಡಿಯರ್ ಅಲ್-ಬಾಲಾ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್, ಗಾಜಾ ಪಟ್ಟಿ, ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ ಆಫ್ ಪ್ಯಾಲೆಸ್ಟೈನ್
Korean:
데이르알발라주, 가자 지구, 팔레스타인
Latvian:
Deirelbelehas muhāfaza, Gazas josla, Palestīnas Valsts
Lithuanian:
Deir al-Bachalo gubernija, Gazos Ruožas, Palestinos valstybė
Malay:
Deir al-Balah Governorate, Genting Gaza, Negara Palestin
Marathi:
देर अल-बालाह गव्हर्नोरेट, गाझा पट्टी
Norwegian:
Deir al_Balah, Gazastripen, Palestina
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Deir al-Balah guvernement, Gazastripa
Pashto:
محافظه دير البلح
Polish:
Dajr al-Balah , Strefa Gazy, Palestyna
Portuguese:
Deir al_Balah, Faixa de Gaza, Estado da Palestina
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Deir al-Balah, Fâșia Gaza, Statul Palestina
Scots:
Deir al-Balah Govrenorate, Gaza Strip, State o Palestine
Sinhalese:
ඩයර් අල්-බලා පළාත, ගාසා තීරය, පලස්තීන රාජ්‍යය
Swedish:
Deir al-Balah, Gazaremsan, Palestina
Tamil:
டேஇரு அல்-பலாஹ் கோவெர்னோரே, காசா கரை, பலத்தீன் நாடு
Telugu:
డెయిర్ అల్-బలాహ్ గవర్నరేట్, గాజా స్ట్రిప్
Thai:
แดร์ อัล บาลา, ฉนวนกาซา, รัฐปาเลสไตน์
Turkish:
Deir al-Balah Yönetimi, Gazze Şeridi, Filistin Devleti
Ukrainian:
Муніципалітет Дейр-ель-Балах, сектор Гази, Території Палестини
Urdu:
محافظہ دیر البلح, غزہ پٹی, دولت فلسطین
Vietnamese:
Tỉnh Deir al-Balah, Dải Gaza, Nhà nước Palestine


Pleistocene–Holocene sediments, that have alternating stratified calcareous sandstone (locally named as Kurkar) and red-brown layers (locally named as Hamra), in the Sheikh Ejlin and Al Montar ridges.

Samples from Kurkar layers, collected at a site (31° 25.07’ N, 34° 19.75’) on the Sheikh Ejlin Ridge near Deir al-Balah, have been studied by Zaineldeen (2010).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_al-Balah_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q592249
GeoNames ID:7870268

Localities in this Region

  • Gaza Strip

Other Regions, Features and Areas that Intersect

African PlateTectonic Plate
Arabian Plate
Eurasian Plate

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