Gaza
in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory
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Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (21 mi) -
El Gora Airport (36 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (43 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (46 mi)
- El Arish International Airport (48 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (56 mi)
- Ein Yahav Airfield (75 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (91 mi) - Haifa International Airport (97 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (111 mi)
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Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (171 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (178 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 26 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 42 mi) - White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 43 mi)
- Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 46 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 54 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 78 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 86 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee (Unesco heritage, 96 mi)
- Miẕpé Yona (observation point, (24 mi)
- Ma‘aganat Ashdod (marina, (22 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.500 and 34.467 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 30' 0" and E 34° 28' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:55 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Asia/Gaza
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:15 am and 4:40 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Palestinian Territory.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Palestinian Territory. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Gaza
Gaza in Gaza Strip with it's 410,000 citizens is a town in Palestinian Territory about 3,132 mi (or 5,041 km) north-east of , the country's capital city.
Current time in Gaza is now 05:55 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Asia / Gaza with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 12 airports near Gaza, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport in Israel in a distance of 21 mi (or 34 km). Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves in Israel at a distance of 26 mi (or 42 km). The closest in Palestinian Territory is Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir in a distance of 42 mi (or 42 km), East. We discovered 2 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rafah, Beersheba, Ash Shaykh Zuwayd, Ramla and Tel Aviv. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 21°C / 70 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 49% |
| Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
23°C (73 °F)
21°C (69 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
23°C (74 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
22°C (72 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
First Battle of Gaza
The First Battle of Gaza was fought on 26 March 1917 during the first attempt by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF) to invade the southern region of the Ottoman Empire territory of Palestine during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Fighting took place in and around the town of Gaza on the Mediterranean coast when Desert Column part of the EEF, attacked the town.
Battle of Gaza (312 BC)
The Battle of Gaza was a battle of the Third war of the Diadochi between Ptolemy and Demetrius. Ptolemy launched an invasion of Syria. With 18,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry he arrived to Gaza in early 312 BC. Demetrius decided to offer him battle, but was routed; losing 500 men killed, a further 8,000 taken prisoner, and losing all his elephants. He retreated to Tripolis in Phoenicia.
Battle of Yaunis Khan
The Battle of Yaunis Khan was fought on October 28, 1516, between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamelukes. The Mamelukes cavalry forces led by Janbirdi al-Ghazali attacked the Ottomans that were trying to cross Gaza on the way to Egypt. The Ottomans were led by Grand Vizier Hadim Sinan Pasha and they were able to break the Egyptian Mameluke cavalry charge. Al-Ghazali was wounded during the confrontation and the left-over Mameluke forces and their commander Al-Ghazali retreated to Cairo.
Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza, located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City, off of al-Wehda Street. The tomb of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf, Muhammad's great grandfather who died in Gaza during a trading voyage, is located under the dome of the mosque according to Muslim tradition. A mosque and hostel have been located at the present site since at least the 12th century CE.
Battle of Gaza (2007)
The Battle of Gaza was a military conflict between Hamas and Fatah that took place between June 7 and 15, 2007 in the Gaza Strip. After winning Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, Hamas formed the Palestinan authority national unity government with Fatah in 2007, headed by Ismail Haniya. In June 2007 Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials.
Great Mosque of Gaza
The Great Mosque of Gaza also known as the Great Omari Mosque is the largest and oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, located in Gaza's old city. Believed to stand on the site of an ancient Philistine temple, the site was used by the Byzantines to erect a church in the 5th century, but after the Muslim conquest in the 7th century, it was transformed into a mosque. Described as "beautiful" by an Arab geographer in the 10th century, the Great Mosque's minaret was toppled in an earthquake in 1033.
Welayat Mosque
Welayat Mosque or Kateb al-Welaya Mosque is a small historic mosque located along Omar Mukhtar Street in Gaza City in the Zaytoun Quarter of the old city. The mosque was built by the Mamluks in 1432, however, the structure could date as far back as 1344. Additions to the wstern part of the mosque were commissioned in 1584 by Ahmed Bey, the Ottoman clerk of Wilayat Dimashq, hence the name Kateb al Welaya ("the clerk of the state").
Qasr al-Basha
Qasr al-Basha (also known as Radwan Castle and Napoleon's Fort) was formerly a large palace, and now a two-floored girl's school and museum, situated in the Old City of Gaza. It served as a seat of power in the Mamluk and Ottoman periods and as a police station under the British Mandate.
Church of Saint Porphyrius
The Church of Saint Porphyrius is the Orthodox Christian church of Gaza, and the oldest active church in the city. Located in the Zaytun Quarter of the Old City, it is named after the 5th century bishop of Gaza, Saint Porphyrius, whose tomb is situated in the northeastern corner of the church.
Zeitoun, Gaza
Zeitoun is a district of Gaza, located in the southern part of the city.
Ibn Uthman Mosque
The Ibn Uthman Mosque is the second largest old mosque in Gaza City. It is also regarded as second to the Great Mosque of Gaza in terms of physical appearance and status as a Friday mosque. Noted for its architectural patterns, the mosque was established in three different stages during the Burji Mamluk period of rule in Gaza.
Mahkamah Mosque
The Mahkamah Mosque is a Friday Mosque and madrasa located along Baghdad Street near the main western entrance of the Shuja'iyya district in Gaza City, Palestine.
These districts belong to Gaza.
- Al Fawaydah
- Al Jadidah
- Al Madinah al Qadimah
- Ar Rimal al Janubi
- Ar Rimal ash Shamali
- As Sabra
- Ash Shaykh `Ijlin
- At Tuffah
- At Turkman
- Az Zaytun
- Maydan ash Shuja`iyah
- Midan Filastin
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Gaza.
- Shekhunat Shimshon
- Shekhunat Giv'at Zion
- Rova` Yod Zayin
- Rova` Tet Waw
- Rova` Tet Zayin
- Rova` Yod Alef
- Rova` Yod Gimel
- Rova` Yod Bet
- Rova` Yod
- Rova` HaQirya
- Rova` Het
- Rova` Tet
- Rova` Dalet
- Rova` Waw
- Rova` He
- Rova` Zayin
- Rova` Gimel
- Rova` Bet
- Rova` Alef
- Kefar Eliyyahu
- Kefar Gevirol
- Zarnuqa
- Kefar Marmorek
- Gibbeton
- Tirat Shalom
- Kefar Aharon
- Hoter
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Gaza.
- Rafah
- Beersheba
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Ramla
- Tel Aviv
- Al -Arish
- Jerusalem
- Karney Shomron
- Jericho
- Ghawr al Mazra`ah
- Al `Arid
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- `Ayy
- Fuqu`
- Ma`in
- Al Qasr
- Al Mazar al Janubi
- Al Mughayyir
- At Tafilah
- Dhiban
- Yarqa
- Al Faysaliyah
- Karak
- Al Husayniyah
- Mulayh
- Ma'daba
- Dayr `Alla
- Juraynah
- As Salt
- Hisban
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Ghazzah, Ghuzze, Ghazah, Azzah, Ghazza, Ghazze, Ghazzi, `Azzā, Gasa, غزة, Qəzza, Газа, গাজা সিটি, Gaza, Dakbayan sa Gaza, غەززە, Γάζα, Gaza City, Gaza-urbo, غزه, Gàsa, עזה, ग़ज़ा, Gáza, Ղազա, GZA, ガザ, 가자, Xeze, Газa, गाझा, गाजा शहर, Gaza by, Газæ, ਗ਼ਜ਼ਾ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ, Gaesa, غزہ, காசா, Gazze, Газзә, Gaz, 加沙城, 加沙, 加薩
