Gaza City
Gaza | |
|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | غزة |
| • Also spelled | Ghazzah (official) Gaza City (unofficial) |
| Coat of arms of Gaza Coat of arms of Gaza | |
| Governorate | Gaza |
| Founded | 15th Century BCE |
| Government | |
| • Type | City (from 1994[1]) |
| • Head of Municipality | Rafiq Tawfiq al-Makki |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 45,000 dunams (45[2] km2 or Formatting error: invalid input when rounding sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 409,680 |
Gaza (Arabic:غزة. transliterated Ġazzah; Hebrew: עזה, transliterated: Azzah) is the largest city inside the Gaza Strip and in the Palestinian territories. The city has a population of approximately 400,000. It is often named "Gaza City" to distinguish it from the larger Gaza Strip.
References
- ↑ "Palestine Facts Timeline". Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA).
- ↑ "Gaza City". Gaza Municipality. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gaza City.
This short article about a place or feature can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.