Gaza Strip - Wikipedia
WEBInhabited by mostly Palestinian refugees and their descendants, Gaza is one of the most densely populated territories in the world. Gaza is bordered by Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and north.
Gaza Strip | Definition, History, Facts, & Map | Britannica
WEB1 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 Gaza Strip explained in maps - Al Jazeera
WEBAug 7, 2022 · The district of North Gaza shares a 10km (6 miles) long border with Israel. The Gaza Strip is surrounded by a heavily fortified perimeter consisting of a concrete wall and double-wired fencing.
Gaza City - Wikipedia
WEBAs of 2022, it is the largest city in the State of Palestine, with 590,481 inhabitants in 2017. The city is spread across an area of 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi). Gaza is one of the principal coastal cities in the country, home to Palestine's only port.
History of Gaza - Wikipedia
WEBShortly after Palestine's quick submission to the Ottomans, it was divided into six districts, including the Gaza Sanjak (District of Gaza), which stretched from Jaffa in the north to Bayt Jibrin in the east and Rafah in the south.
Gaza Strip explained: Who controls it and what to know - NBC News
WEBOct 9, 2023 · The Gaza Strip refers to a narrow strip of land wedged between Israel and Egypt on the Mediterranean Sea that is roughly the size of Washington, D.C. Occupied in turn by the Ottoman Empire and...
Gaza | Map, History, & Facts | Britannica
WEB4 days ago · Gaza, city and principal urban centre of the Gaza Strip, southwestern Palestine. Formerly the administrative headquarters for the Israeli military forces that occupied the Gaza Strip, the city came under Palestinian control in 2005.
Gaza Strip summary | Britannica
WEBGaza Strip, Arabic Qiṭāʿ Ghazzah Hebrew Reẓuʿat ʿAzza, Territory, southeastern Mediterranean Sea coast. Area: 141 sq mi (365 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 2,229,000.
Gaza After Nine Weeks of War - The New York Times
WEBDec 12, 2023 · After Israel’s invasion and thousands of strikes, many neighborhoods lie in ruins. Nine weeks ago, the Gaza Strip was a bustling home to more than two million people. Today, neighborhoods have ...
What is the Gaza Strip? : NPR
WEBOct 10, 2023 · The Gaza Strip is a 25-mile-long by 6-mile-wide enclave, bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Israel to the north and east and Egypt to the south. Gaza is one of two Palestinian...
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