Gaza facts for kids
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Arabic | غزة |
Governorate | Gaza |
Government | City (from 1994) |
Also spelled | Ghazzah (officially)
Gaza City (unofficially) |
Coordinates | 31°31′N 34°27′E / 31.517°N 34.450°E |
Population | 409,680 (2006) |
Jurisdiction |
45,000 dunams (45 km²) |
Founded in | 15th Century BCE |
Head of Municipality | Rafiq Tawfiq al-Makki |
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 about 400,000. It is often named "Gaza City" to distinguish it from the larger Gaza Strip.
See also
In Spanish: Gaza (desambiguación) para niños
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