Khan Younus

English

Alternative forms

• 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 Khan, who founded the settlement as Salqah.

Proper noun

Khan Younus

1. Ellipsis of Khan Younus Governorate: A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant. 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.

Translations

city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

• Arabic: خَانْ يُونُسْ (ḵān yūnus)
• Azerbaijani: Xan-Yunis
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 汗尤尼斯 (Hànyóunísī)

• French: Khan Younès (fr)
• Ottoman Turkish: خان يونس (Han Yûnus)
• Russian: Хан-Ю́нис (Xan-Júnis)
• Spanish: Jan Yunis
• Turkish: Khan Yunis

Further reading

• Khan Younus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Khan Younus Governorate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Khan Younus Refugee Camp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia