Gaza City
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Gaza City
Summary
Gaza City is a city[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,765 views/month, #53 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Gaza City was a member of Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities[3].
- Gaza City was a member of The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA[4].
- Gaza City is located in Gaza Governorate[5].
- Gaza City is in the country of Palestine[6].
- Gaza City's head of government is recorded as Nizar Hijazi[7].
- Gaza City is on the continent of Asia[8].
- Gaza City's instance of is recorded as city[9].
- Gaza City's instance of is recorded as big city[10].
- Gaza City's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Palestine type A[11].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin[12].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dunkirk[13].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tel Aviv[14].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tabriz[15].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tromsø Municipality[16].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cascais[17].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona[18].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cáceres[19].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque[20].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osmangazi[21].
- Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir[22].
- Gaza City's postal code is recorded as 860[23].
- Gaza City is part of Gaza Strip[24].
- Gaza City's Commons category is recorded as Gaza City[25].
- Gaza City's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[26].
- 1500 BC marks the founding of Gaza City[27].
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Geography
Gaza City is in the country of Palestine[6]. It is located in Gaza Governorate[5]. It is on the continent of Asia[8]. It is part of Gaza Strip[24].
Physical Characteristics
Population counts include {'amount': '+515556'}[28], {'amount': '+549070'}[29], {'amount': '+590481'}[30], {'amount': '+6000'}[31], {'amount': '+15500'}[32], and {'amount': '+16000'}[33].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city[9], big city[10], and Municipality of Palestine type A[11].
History and Context
1500 BC marks the founding of Gaza City[27].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Gaza City include Gaza Strip[34], an occupied territory[35], in Palestine[36], founded in 1949[37]; gauze[38], a textile[39]; and Gaza Street, Jerusalem[40], a street[41], in Palestine[42].
Why It Matters
Gaza City ranks in the top 0.96% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,765 views/month, #53 of 5,534).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for it include Gaza Strip[34], an occupied territory[35], in Palestine[36], founded in 1949[37]; gauze[38], a textile[39]; and Gaza Street, Jerusalem[40], a street[41], in Palestine[42].