Juhor ad-Dik

Juhor ad-Dik (Arabic: جحر الديك‎) is a Palestinian village in the Gaza Governorate, south of Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), the village had a population of 3,200 inhabitants in 2006.[1] In the 1997 census by the PCBS, Palestinian refugees made up 72.3% of the population which at the time was 2,275.[2]

Juhor ad-Dik
Municipality type D (Village council)
Arabic transcription(s)
 • Arabicجحر الديك
 • LatinJuhar ad-Deek (official)
Juhor ad-Dik
Location of Juhor ad-Dik within Palestine
Coordinates: 31°27′13.94″N 34°25′43.05″E
StateState of Palestine
GovernorateGaza
Government
 • TypeVillage council
Population
 (2006)
 • Total3,200

Thirteen residents, including at least two children were killed and 18 others wounded, some seriously, when Israeli tanks fired on a mosque and two houses at the village on April 16, 2008.[3] During Israel's invasion of the Gaza Strip in 2008-09, Israeli troops and Palestinian militiamen battled frequently in Juhor ad-Dik.[4]

References
  1. Projected Mid -Year Population for Gaza Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
  2. Palestinian Population by Locality and Refugee Status Archived 2008-01-07 at the Wayback Machine Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS).
  3. Israel bombs mosque, kills 13, wounds 18 Ma'an News Agency. 2008-04-16.
  4. Palestinian fighters kill Israeli soldier, claim extensive action throughout Gaza Ma'an News Agency. 2009-01-08.
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