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Khan Yunis Municipality Public Library

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Khan Yunis Municipality Public Library (مكتبةُ بلدية خان يونس العامة) was established in 2004 with support from the United Nations Development Programme. The library has about 11,000 books in Arabic and 2,600 books in English, and about 4,000 periodicals.[1] It is the third-largest library in the Gaza Strip in terms of the number of books.[2] Its director was Ayman Al-Qudra.[3]

The A. M. Qattan Foundation (مؤسسة عبد المحسن القطان) supports the library with four hundred books and periodicals.[4]

Destruction

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It was destroyed by the IDF during their invasion of the Gaza Strip.[5]

References

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  1. "Khan Yunis Municipality Public Library" مكتبة بلدية خان يونس العامة. موقع بلدية خان يونس. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012.
  2. "المتحف الفلسطيني يصدر قائمة بـ 108 مكتبات عامة في فلسطين". شبكة العودة الإخبارية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  3. "The Ministry of Culture provides Khan Yunis Library with two hundred books" وزارة الثقافة تزود مكتبة خان يونس بمئتي كتاب. فلسطين اليوم. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. "Al-Qattan Foundation supports Khan Yunis Municipality with 400 books and periodicals" مؤسسة "القطان" تدعم بلدية خان يونس بـ 400 كتاب ودورية. سما الإخبارية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. "Khan Yunis, Palestine: An ancient city whose entire archaeological site was destroyed by Israel" خان يونس الفلسطينية: تاريخ مدينة ضارب في القدم دمرت إسرائيل كامل معالمها الأثرية. القدس العربي. 18 May 2024. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024.