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Khan Yunis (Arabic: خان يونس, lit. 'Caravansary [of] Yunis [2] '), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a Palestinian city serving as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate in the southern Gaza Strip. It has been largely destroyed on account of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.
Barquq Castle (Arabic: قلعة برقوق, romanized: Qalʿat Barqūq), also known as the Younis al-Nuruzi Caravansari or simply Khan Younis, was a Mamluk-era fortified caravanserai and mosque, and the eponymous historical monument of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip. It is one of the most important Mamluk fortifications in the region of Palestine.
Younis Khan topped the ICC's Test Batting Rankings in February 2009 after an acclaimed innings of 313 in his first Test as captain, in the process of helping save the match for Pakistan. [46] Younis ranking score of 880 is the third highest achieved by a Pakistani batsmen after Mohammad Yousuf (933), Javed Miandad (885) and just ahead of ...
The Khan Yunis Governorate (Arabic: محافظة خان يونس Muḥāfaẓat Ḫān Yūnis) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine, located in the southern Gaza Strip. Its district capital is Khan Yunis. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 426,056 in mid-2022. [2]
Yunus Khan, 15th-century Mughal Khan; Yunus Mallı, German-Turkish footballer; Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu, Turkish journalist; Yunus Öçal, Turkish volleyball coach; Yunus Parvez, Indian actor; Yunus Paşa, Ottoman statesman; Yunus Qanuni, Afghan politician; Yunus Yosfiah, Indonesian army officer; Yunus Musah, American soccer player
Sinwar's killing of suspected collaborators with Israel gained him the nickname "The Butcher of Khan Younis". [32] [33] [34] When asked about this nickname in The New Yorker's August 2024 profile on Sinwar, Basem Naim, a member of Hamas's leadership, said: "I think this is nonsense. That is the first time I have ever heard this."
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Adel Younis (died 1976), Egyptian jurist and politician; Amin Younes (born 1993), German footballer; Abdul Fatah Younis (1944–2011), senior military officer in Libya who defected to join the rebels of the 2011 Libyan civil war; Glenn Younes, sports radio talk show host and update anchor; Imed Ben Younes (born 1974), Tunisian footballer