▁ ▁to ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ' s ▁south ▁and ▁Gaz a ▁City ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁has ▁absor bed ▁the ▁coast al ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁Ref uge e ▁Camp , ▁although ▁it ▁remains ▁outside ▁of ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ' s ▁municipal ▁administration . ▁While ▁the ▁total ▁land ▁area ▁was ▁recorded ▁as ▁ 1 4 , 7 3 5 ▁d un ams ▁( 1 4 . 7   km ² ▁or ▁ 1 , 4 7 3 . 5 ▁hect ares ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁total ▁built - up ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁consist ▁of ▁between ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁d un ams ▁( 7 – 8   km ² ▁or ▁ 7 0 0 - 8 0 0 ▁hect ares .) ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 2 9 ▁administrative ▁areas . ▁ ▁Arch ae ology ▁White ▁mar ble ▁pill ar ▁sh aft s ▁were ▁built ▁into ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁some ▁houses ▁in ▁old ▁De ir ▁al - Bal ah . ▁They ▁res emble d ▁the ▁medieval - era ▁pill ars ▁in ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount ▁(" H aram ▁ash - Sh ar if ") ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁ ▁Mos que ▁of ▁al - K h id r ▁The ▁Mos que ▁of ▁al - K h id r ▁( also ▁called ▁" Ma q am ▁al - K h ader ")