Khan Yunis - often spelt Khan Younis or Khan Yunnis - (Arabic: خان يونس; literally Jonah's Caravanserai) is a city and adjacent refugee camp in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the city, its refugee camp, and its immediate surroundings had a total population of 180,000 in 2006. Although Khan Yunis lies only 4 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea, its climate is semi-arid with temperature of 30 degrees C maximum in summer and 10 degree C maximum in winter, with an annual rainfall of approximately 260 mm.