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Gaza City is the largest city in Palestine and one of the oldest in the world, with a history dating back to the 15th century BC. It has been ruled by various empires and factions, and suffered from conflicts, blockades and disasters, affecting its economy and demographics.
The Gaza Strip (/ ˈɡɑːzə / ⓘ; [ 11 ] Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَQiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine.
4 days ago · Gaza is a Palestinian city and the main urban centre of the Gaza Strip, with a long and turbulent history dating back to ancient times. Learn about its location, culture, economy, and conflicts with Israel and Hamas from Britannica's editors.
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Aug 7, 2022 · Gaza City. Gaza City is the largest and most populous city within the Gaza Strip, with more than 700,000 residents. Rimal, Shujaiya and Tel al-Hawa are among its most well-known neighbourhoods.
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1 day ago · Gaza Strip, territory occupying 140 square miles (363 square km) along the Mediterranean Sea just northeast of the Sinai Peninsula. The Gaza Strip is unusual in being a densely settled area not recognized as a de jure part of any extant country.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dec 12, 2023 · Israeli forces are now concentrating their ground offensive on Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s largest city, raising the possibility that the destruction seen in northern Gaza could soon be ...
Oct 15, 2023 · What is Gaza? Gaza is a narrow strip of land, only about 25 miles long and seven miles wide – just over twice the size of Washington DC. To its west lies the Mediterranean Sea, to its north and...
