Gaza City

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Gaza City is a densely populated urban center on the Mediterranean coast that serves as the political, economic, and cultural hub of the Gaza Strip.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
human settlement
area about 45 km²
averageHighTemperatureSummer around 30–32 °C
averageHighTemperatureWinter around 17–19 °C
blockadeImpact affected by Israeli–Egyptian blockade of Gaza Strip
borderedBy Jabalia to the north
Mediterranean Sea to the west
Nuseirat area to the south
capitalOf Gaza Governorate
climate hot-summer Mediterranean climate
conflictAffected Arab–Israeli conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
continent Asia
coordinateLocation 31.5°N 34.47°E
country State of Palestine
deFactoCapitalOf Gaza Strip
demonym Gazans
economyType commerce
services
small-scale industry
elevation approximately 30 m
foundedIn at least 2nd millennium BCE
governingBody Hamas-led administration in Gaza Strip
hasAirport Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city)
hasFootballClub Al-Hilal Gaza Club
Shabab Al-Amari Gaza-based teams
hasHistoricSite Anthedon Harbour archaeological site
Great Omari Mosque
Pasha’s Palace (Qasr al-Basha)
hasHospital Al-Shifa Hospital
hasPort Gaza Seaport
hasUniversity Al-Azhar University – Gaza
Islamic University of Gaza
historicalRegion Canaan
Ottoman Syria
Philistia
locatedIn Gaza Strip
Palestinian territories
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
majorReligion Islam
notableFor high population density
role as political, economic, and cultural hub of Gaza Strip
officialLanguage Arabic
oneOfOldestCities true
partOf Levant
population around 600000
populationAsOf early 2020s
primarySport football
servedAs important trade center between Egypt and Levant
subjectOf frequent military operations and airstrikes
timeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
utcOffset +2
utcOffsetDST +3
wasPartOf All-Palestine Government
British Mandate of Palestine
Egyptian occupation of Gaza Strip
Israeli-occupied territories
Ottoman Empire


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