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The Old City of Gaza is the historical center of Gaza City, in the Gaza Strip. For much of recorded history it has been the southernmost coastal city in the region of Palestine , occupying a strategic position on ancient trade route of the Via Maris , between Egypt and the Levant .
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Old Town of Gaza (1862–1863). Picture by Francis Frith The known history of Gaza City spans 4,000 years. Gaza was ruled, destroyed and repopulated by various dynasties, empires, and peoples ...
The first extension of Gaza beyond its city center was the district of Shuja'iyya, built on a hill just east and southeast of the Old City during the Ayyubid period. [101] In the northeast is the Mamluk-era district of Tuffah , [ 102 ] which is roughly divided into eastern and western halves and was originally located within the Old City's walls.
Part of Tell es-Sakan, a Bronze Age site south of Gaza City. In the Early Bronze Age (c. 3700–2500 BCE) period, the earliest formation of urban societies and cultures emerged in the region. The period is defined through archaeology, as it is absent from any historical record either from Palestine or contemporary Egyptian and Mesopotamian sources.
The city was leveled, with 70 percent of the buildings destroyed, up to 70,000 killed in the initial blast and an additional 140,000 dead by the year’s end. The population dropped to 137,000 but ...
6 November: Palestinian death toll tops 10,000. More than 10,000 in Gaza are killed in the first month of war, according to Gaza’s health ministry.
Gaza City, situated along the Mediterranean coast, was part of the Seleucid Empire during the Hellenistic period, and later came under Roman rule. [3] During the Hellenistic period, which began with the conquests of Alexander the Great in the late 4th century BCE, there was a large Jewish population in nearby Judea, and Jewish communities also existed in other parts of the region.
In the Israel-Hamas war, the IDF has started its ground assault into the Gaza Strip, pressing its tanks and deeper into the Palestinian enclave. Israel encircled Gaza City. Here's what we know ...