Gaza War Cemetery
The Gaza War Cemetery is a cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the Salah al-Din Road in Tuffah, Gaza City, Palestine. Before the Gaza war, the cemetery's maintenance was managed by the Hamas government in Gaza in coordination with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.Photo: Riyaah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qasr al-Basha and Ibn Marwan Mosque.
Qasr al-Basha
Museum
Photo: Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qasr al-Basha, also known as Pasha's Palace Museum, Radwan Castle, and Napoleon's Fort, was a historic building in the Old City of Gaza, Palestine. At the time of its destruction, it housed a museum. Qasr al-Basha is situated 1½ km southwest of Gaza War Cemetery.
Ibn Marwan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Ahmad.hamed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ibn Marwan Mosque is a mosque situated in the midst of a cemetery in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, in the State of Palestine, relatively isolated from the rest of the city. Ibn Marwan Mosque is situated 1½ km southwest of Gaza War Cemetery.
Mahkamah Mosque
Mosque
The Mahkamah Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Birdibak or the Madrasa of Amir Bardabak was a Friday mosque and madrasa, that was located along Baghdad Street near the main western entrance of the Shuja'iyya district in Gaza City, in the State of Palestine. Mahkamah Mosque is situated 1½ km southwest of Gaza War Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jabalia and Al-Shati Refugee Camp.
Jabalia
Town
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Jabalia, also spelled Jabalya, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located 4 kilometers north of Gaza City, in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip.
Al-Shati Refugee Camp
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
Al-Shati, also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp along the Mediterranean Sea, located in Gaza City within Gaza Governorate in the northern part of Gaza Strip. Al-Shati Refugee Camp is situated 4½ km northwest of Gaza War Cemetery.
Tal El Hawa
Suburb
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tel al-Hawa is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of Gaza. Incorporated by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city. Tal El Hawa is situated 4½ km west of Gaza War Cemetery.
Gaza War Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Gaza City, Palestine
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.51172° or 31° 30′ 42″ northLongitude
34.48217° or 34° 28′ 56″ eastOpen location code
8G3PGF6J+MVOpenStreetMap ID
way 296128021OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q17511203
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Gaza War Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة الإنجليز في غزة”
- French: “cimetière de guerre britannique”
- French: “Cimetière de guerre de Gaza”
- French: “cimetière de guerre du Commonwealth à Gaza”
- German: “Gaza War Cemetery”
- German: “Gaza-Kriegsfriedhof”
- Hebrew: “בית הקברות הצבאי הבריטי בעזה”
- Persian: “گورستان جنگی غزه”
- Spanish: “Cementerio de Guerra de Gaza”
- Turkish: “Gazze Savaş Mezarlığı”
- Ukrainian: “Цвинтар війни в Секторі Газа”
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