Al-Bayuk
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31°16′47″N 34°18′18″E / 31.27972°N 34.30500°E
Latinal-Buyuk (official)
Al-Bayuk | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | البَيُوك |
| • Latin | al-Buyuk (official) |
 Interactive map of Al-Bayuk | |
| State |  State of PalestineDe facto: Popular Forces administration in the Gaza Strip |
| Governorate | Rafah |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village council |
| • Control | |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | ~20,000 |
Al-Bayuk (Arabic: البَيُوك, also spelled al-Buyuk) is a Palestinian village in the eastern Rafah Governorate located in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), it had a population of 5,648 in 2006.[1] The village has become the de facto capital of the Palestinian anti-Hamas armed group the Popular Forces backed by Israel.[2]
Prior to the 2024 invasion of Rafah, the neighborhood housed more than 20,000 people.[3]
