Gaza City
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Gaza City (alternatively, simply Gaza; Arabic غزة Ġazzah; Hebrew עזה ʿAzza) is the largest city (population approximately 400,000) within the Gaza Strip, part of the Palestinian Territories, and its local capital - the city is frequently termed "Gaza City" in order to distinguish it from the larger Gaza Strip.
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Understand
At the heart of modern Gaza lies the original mound of ancient Gaza, a succession of cities now largely built over by modern housing. Originally a Canaanite city, Gaza became the capital of the Egyptian administration of Canaan during the period of the New Kingdom Empire in Western Asia.
Gaza first became a Muslim city in 635, when it was captured by the Arabs. The city was taken by Crusaders in the 1100s and recaptured by Muslims in 1187.
Get in
- Erez Checkpoint is the main point of entry into the Gaza Strip from Israel and the closest to Gaza itself.
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