Deir al-Balah
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![An Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus dating to the Late Bronze Age found in Deir al-Balah, on display at the Hecht Museum in Haifa](/Images/godic/202501/07/Anthropoid_Coffin_from_Deir_al-Balah_–_Late_Bronze_Age_-_Hecht_Museum_-_Haifa_–_Israel2322.JPG")
![A battery of the Honourable Artillery Company outside Deir al-Balah, March 1918](/Images/godic/202501/07/HACBelah2322.jpg")
Deir al-Balah or Dayr al-Balah (Arabic:دير البلح translated Monastery of the Date Palm) is a Palestinian city in the central Gaza Strip and the administrative capital of the Deir el-Balah Governorate. It is located over 14 kilometers (8.7 mi) south of Gaza City. The city had a population of 54,439 in 2007. The city is known for its date palms, after which it is named.