Gaza Strip

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Palestinian territory coastal enclave territory

The Gaza Strip is a densely populated Palestinian coastal enclave on the eastern Mediterranean, governed by Hamas and frequently at the center of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.

Aliases (9)

Gaza ×5
northern Gaza Strip ×2
southern Gaza Strip ×2
Gaza Governorate ×1
Gaza Strip (in intelligence and operational contexts) ×1
Gaza Strip airspace ×1
Gaza Strip territorial waters ×1
Israel and Gaza Strip ×1
Southern Governorate of Gaza ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Palestinian territory → coastal enclave → territory →
administeredBy	Hamas →
administeredPreviouslyBy	Egyptian military administration → Israeli Military Governorate →
area	about 365 square kilometres →
borderedBy	Egypt → Israel → Mediterranean Sea →
claimedBy	Palestinian Authority → State of Palestine →
containsCity	Beit Hanoun → Beit Lahia → Deir al-Balah → Gaza City → Khan Yunis → Rafah →
containsRefugeeCamp	Jabalia refugee camp → Khan Yunis refugee camp → Rafah refugee camp →
controlledBy	Egypt (1948–1967) →
currency	Egyptian pound → Israeli new shekel → Jordanian dinar →
governanceChange	Hamas takeover in 2007 →
hasBorderCrossing	Erez Crossing → Kerem Shalom Crossing → Rafah Crossing →
hasCapitalDeFacto	Gaza City →
hasCoastline	Mediterranean Sea →
hasDeFactoGovernment	Hamas →
hasLargestCity	Gaza City →
historicalEvent	Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005 →
languageMajority	Arabic →
length	about 41 kilometres →
locatedIn	Middle East →
locatedOn	eastern Mediterranean coast →
observesDaylightSavingTime	UTC+03:00 →
occupiedBy	Israel (1967–2005) →
partOf	State of Palestine →
partOfConflict	Arab–Israeli conflict → Israeli–Palestinian conflict →
populationCharacteristic	densely populated →
populationGroup	Palestinian refugees →
populationMajority	Palestinians →
religionMajority	Sunni Islam →
subjectTo	Israeli blockade →
timeZone	UTC+02:00 →
UNRegion	Western Asia →
width	between 6 and 12 kilometres →

Referenced by (77)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Beit Hanoun → Deir al-Balah → EUBAM Rafah → Egyptian military administration → Erez Crossing → Gaza City → Jabalia refugee camp → Jabalia refugee camp ("northern Gaza Strip") → Khan Yunis refugee camp ("southern Gaza Strip") → Khan Yunis refugee camp → Rafah → Rafah ("southern Gaza Strip") → Rafah Crossing →	locatedIn
Israeli Military Governorate → Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005 → Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education and Research → Palestinian Legislative Council → Palestinian Legislative Council → Palestinian government → President of the Palestinian National Authority →	appliesToJurisdiction
Fatah → Hamas → Israel Security Agency ("Gaza Strip (in intelligence and operational contexts)") → MIFTAH → The Independent Commission for Human Rights (Palestine) →	operatesIn
First Intifada → Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005 → Six-Day War → United Nations Emergency Force →	location
Egyptian administration of the Gaza Strip → Egyptian military administration →	appliesToTerritory
Erez Crossing → Rafah Crossing →	connects
Egyptian military administration → Hamas →	governs
Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005 ("Gaza Strip airspace") → Israeli disengagement from Gaza in 2005 ("Gaza Strip territorial waters") →	maintainedControlOver
Palestinian judiciary →	appliesIn
EUBAM Rafah →	areaServed
Flag of Palestine →	associatedWith
Kerem Shalom Crossing ("Israel and Gaza Strip") →	borderBetween
Egypt →	borderTerritory
Erez Crossing →	borderWith
Gaza City ("Gaza Governorate") →	capitalOf
State of Palestine →	claimsTerritory
Arab–Israeli War of 1948 →	conflictIn
British Mandate for Palestine ("Gaza") →	contains
Rafah Crossing →	controlsAccessTo
Gaza City →	deFactoCapitalOf
Palestinian Authority →	establishedIn
Palestinian American →	hasMigrationHistoryFrom
Palestinian →	hasModernTerritory
Palestinian territories →	hasPart
Palestinian national movement →	hasPrimaryTerritorialFocus
Palestine →	hasSubregion
Hamas →	headquartersLocation
Ottoman Palestine ("Gaza") →	includesTerritory
Arab–Israeli peace process →	involvesTerritory
Kerem Shalom Crossing →	locatedAtJunctionOf
Erez Crossing ("northern Gaza Strip") →	locatedInRegion
Palestinian Authority →	lostDeFactoControlOf
Second Intifada →	mainLocation
Gaza: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom →	mainSubject
Gaza, Iowa ("Gaza") →	namedAfter
El Arish →	nearBorderWith
Arabia Standard Time ("Gaza") →	observedInCountry
Palestine Post ("Gaza") →	operatedPostOfficesIn
Hamas →	originatedIn
Ottoman Palestine →	overlaps
Rafah refugee camp →	partOf
Arab–Israeli conflict →	primaryDisputedTerritories
Rafah Crossing ("Southern Governorate of Gaza") →	region
Kerem Shalom Crossing →	servesTerritory
North Sinai Governorate →	sharesBorderWith
Palestinian Basic Law →	territorialScope
Hamas →	tookControlOf
ILS →	usedIn