Gaza City, often simply called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. It sits on the Mediterranean coast, 76.6 kilometers southwest of Jerusalem, and was home to Palestine's only port. With a population of 590,481 as of 2017, Gaza City was the most populous city in Palestine until the Gaza war caused most of the population to be displaced.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone In the Other Atlases
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Source Wikipedia: Gaza Nowtier 2
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Source Wikipedia: Palestinian Press Agencytier 2
Sources
1. Gaza City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '15th century BC' on 'Gaza City'
Lead section
With a population of 590,481 people as of 2017, Gaza City was the most populous city in Palestine until the Gaza war caused most of the population to be displaced.
View the Source 2. Gaza City (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 31.5075, longitude 34.459722
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 30 m
P2046 (area)
area 45.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2017)
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source3. GeoNames: Gaza - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 281133
31.50161 34.46672 P PPLA PS GZ 11184609 410000 38 Asia/Gaza
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 38 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 34.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 34.25
31.75 34.25 BSh
Wikidata: Gaza City
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