Gaza Governorate

Gaza City, often simply called Gaza, is a city in the , Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometres southwest of , it was home to .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Al-Shifa Hospital and Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital.

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

Hospital
Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, usually called the Baptist Hospital for short, is a hospital in the . Its headquarters are located in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the south of , , and it is managed by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem.

Church
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The of is the only in , . Construction of the church was completed in 1965. 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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jabalia and Nuseirat refugee camp.

Town
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, also spelled Jabalya, is a city in the , , located 4 kilometers north of , in the of the .

Town
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Nuseirat Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the , five kilometers north-east of . The refugee camp is in the , Gaza Strip. is situated 10 km southwest of Gaza Governorate.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . Located in the northwestern part of the desert close to the border with the and near the development towns of and , it is under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. is situated 5 km southeast of Gaza Governorate.

Gaza Governorate

Latitude
31.5107° or 31° 30′ 38″ north
Longitude
34.4641° or 34° 27′ 51″ east
Population
506,000
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
8G3PGF67+7J
Geo­Names ID
11184609
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