Madinat al-Awda

Madinat al-Awda
Other transcription(s)
 • Arabic مَدينَة العودة
 • Also spelled Medinat el-Auda (official)
Madinat al-Awda

Location of Madinat al-Awda within the Palestinian Territories

Coordinates: 31°31′50″N 34°26′49″E / 31.53056°N 34.44694°E / 31.53056; 34.44694Coordinates: 31°31′50″N 34°26′49″E / 31.53056°N 34.44694°E / 31.53056; 34.44694
Governorate Gaza
Government
 • Type Local Development Committee
Population (2006)
 • Jurisdiction 590

Madinat al-Awda (Arabic: مَدينَة العودة‎) is a Palestinian village in the Gaza Governorate located in the northwestern suburbs of Gaza City along the Mediterranean coast and between al-Shati Camp and al-Atatra. Its population in the 1997 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census was 420,[1] rising to 590 in 2006.[2] It is administered by the a local development committee under the Palestinian National Authority.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Madinat al-Awda Profile. Jerusalem Media and Communications Center (JMCC).
  2. ↑ Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
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