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Rimal

Rimal or Remal is a neighborhood in located three kilometers from the city center. Situated along the coastline, it was considered the most prosperous neighborhood of Gaza.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Shifa Hospital and Holy Family Church.

Hospital
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is the largest medical complex and central hospital in the , Palestine, located in the neighborhood of northern Rimal in .

Church
Photo: Dan Palraz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The of is the only Catholic church in , . The parish includes a school which provides a Christian education to children in Gaza, and it works closely with the nearby religious congregations of the Missionaries of Charity, Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará, and the Rosary Sisters.

Stadium
is located in , , . It is the national and the home of Palestine national football team. The stadium's capacity is around 10,000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ash-Shati Refugee Camp and Jabalia.

Suburb
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Al-Shati, also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the , and more specifically .

Town
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also spelled Jabalya, is a city in the , , located 4 kilometers north of , in the of the . is situated 2½ km east of Rimal.

Suburb
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tel al-Hawa is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of . Incorporated by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city. is situated 3½ km southwest of Rimal.

Rimal

Latitude
31.53078° or 31° 31′ 51″ north
Longitude
34.45502° or 34° 27′ 18″ east
Population
70,000
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8G3PGFJ4+82
Geo­Names ID
7302441
Wiki­data ID
Q2898949
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Rimal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الرمال، غزة”
  • Arabic: “الرمال”
  • Arabic: “حي الرمال الجنوبي”
  • Arabic: “حي الرمال”
  • Basque: “Rimal”
  • Central Kurdish: “ڕیمال”
  • Chinese: “里爾姆”
  • Chinese: “里馬勒”
  • Chinese: “里马勒”
  • Dutch: “Rimal”
  • French: “Remal”
  • French: “Rimal”
  • Hebrew: “א-רימאל”
  • Hebrew: “אלרימאל”
  • Hebrew: “אלרמאל”
  • Hebrew: “רימאל”
  • Malay: “Rimal”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rimal”
  • Norwegian: “Rimal”
  • Persian: “ریمال”
  • Portuguese: “Rimal”
  • Slovenian: “Rimal”
  • Spanish: “Rimal”
  • Urdu: “رمال”

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