In pictures: Learn about the most important landmarks in Gaza City

Written By ديانا الحموري on 2014/07/21

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">ArabiaWeather.com - The Palestinian coastal <strong>city of Gaza</strong> is located in the northern Strip, at the southern end of the Palestinian coast on the Mediterranean Sea, the largest Palestinian city in terms of population.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is 78 km away from Jerusalem to the southwest, and it is the second after Jerusalem in terms of area. Its population in 2013 reached 700 thousand people, and its area is 56 km 2, which makes it one of the most densely populated cities in the world.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Because of the importance of the site from a strategic, economic and urban point of view, and because of the presence of many ministries in it; It is one of the most important Palestinian cities.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It is noteworthy that the city of Gaza was founded in the fifteenth century BC at the hands of the Canaanites, and it was occupied by many invaders, such as the Pharaohs, the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Ottomans, and others.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> In the year 635 AD, the Arab Muslims entered the city and it became an important Islamic center, especially since it is famous for the presence of the tomb of the second grandfather of the Prophet Muhammad, Hashem bin Abd Manaf, which is why it is sometimes called Gaza Hashim.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The city is considered the birthplace of Imam al-Shafi’i, who was born in 767 AD and is one of the four <strong>imams</strong> of the Sunni Muslims.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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