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Al-Mawasi area

Title English: 
Al-Mawasi area
Definition English: 
Al-Mawasi is a Bedouin Palestinian town on the southern coast of the Gaza Strip, approximately one kilometer wide and fourteen kilometers long, that prior to Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005 existed as a Palestinian enclave within the Katif bloc of Israeli settlements. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Mawasi had a population of 1,409 in mid-year 2006. Deir al-Balah - Palestine.
Title Arabic: 
منطقة المواصي
Definition Arabic: 
دير البلح- فلسطين
Domain: 
International Instruments
Subject: 
Corporate Names/Bodies
Provenance: 
State of Palestine
InformationType: 
Title
SourceSymbol: 
A/60/13(SUPP)