Az-Zawayda

Az-Zawayda, also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kfar Darom and Deir El Belah War Cemetery.

Kfar Darom

Ruins

Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip.

Deir El Belah War Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Deir El Balah War Cemetery was established in March 1917. After the Armistice of Mudros ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in the First World War, some graves were relocated from nearby to the Deir El Balah War Cemetery.

Yellow Line

Military installation

The Yellow Line is a demarcation line that has divided the Gaza Strip in two since the October 2025 implementation of the Gaza peace plan intended to end the Gaza war. Yellow Line is situated 3½ km southeast of Az-Zawayda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gaza Strip and Nuseirat refugee camp.

Gaza Strip

Photo: Moonguard, Public domain.

The Gaza Strip is a Palestinian territory in the Middle East. The capital and largest city is Gaza. Portions of this page may be out of date because the situation on the ground changes quickly.

Nuseirat refugee camp

Town

Photo: Mujaddara, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nuseirat Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. Nuseirat refugee camp is situated 3½ km northeast of Az-Zawayda.

Deir el-Balah

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Deir al-Balah is a city in the center of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the administrative capital of the Deir al-Balah Governorate. It is located over 14 kilometers south of Gaza City.

Az-Zawayda

Type: Locality
Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

31.4284° or 31° 25′ 42″ north

Longitude

34.366° or 34° 21′ 57″ east

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

8G3PC9H8+99

GeoNames ID

7870288

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