Al-Qaraya al-Badawiya Arabic | |
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Arabic transcription(s) | |
• Latin | أم النصر |
Coordinates: 31°33′33″N34°31′11″E / 31.55917°N 34.51972°E | |
State | State of Palestine |
Governorate | North Gaza |
Established | 1997 |
Destroyed | March 2025 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.8 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
Population (2017) [1] | |
• Total | 4,737 |
• Density | 5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
Om al-Nasr or Al-Qaraya al-Badawiya was a Bedouin village within the northern Gaza governorate in the Gaza Strip. [2] The population of the village was about 4,737 according to Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) in 2017. [1] The village was established in 1997 on an area of 800 dunums. [3] [4] The village was entirely destroyed in late March 2025 following the launch of Operation Might and Sword by the Israel Defense Forces during the Gaza War. [5]