Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
Throughout the Roman period, Gaza was a prosperous city and received grants and attention from several emperors. [19] A 500-member senate governed Gaza, and a diverse variety of Greeks, Romans, Phoenicians, Jews, Egyptians, Persians, and Bedouin populated the city. Gaza's mint issued coins adorned with the busts of gods and emperors. [27]
The Gaza synagogue was an ancient Jewish synagogue, now an archaeological site in the Rimal district of Gaza City, Palestine. Built in the early 6th century during the Byzantine period, it was destroyed by fire in the first half of the 7th century. It was located in the ancient port city of Gaza, then known as Maiumas. The archaeological ...
The local population of Palestine used Semitic languages, such as Hebrew, Jewish Palestinian Aramaic, Christian Palestinian Aramaic, Samaritan Aramaic and Arabic for thousands of years. [10] Almost all place names in the region have Semitic roots, with only a few place names being of Latin origin, and hardly any of Greek or Turkish origins. [ 10 ]
Armenian is also a significant minority language in Palestine, as Armenians have inhabited in the region since the 4th century AD, considered to be the oldest Armenian community outside of Armenia. Around 2,000-3,000 Armenians lived in Palestine circa World War I , with the population peaking at over 10,000 prior to the 1948 war .
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 ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestinian territories الأراضي الفلسطينية al-Arāḍī al-Filasṭīniyya Palestinian flag Palestinian territories according to a Green Line based definition Largest cities Gaza Hebron Nablus Khan Yunis East Jerusalem Languages Arabic Hebrew English Ethnic groups Palestinians Jews ...
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 .