Gaza City

Summary

Gaza City is a city^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,444 views/month, #53 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gaza City was a member of Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities^[3].
• Gaza City was a member of The Association of Palestinian Local Authorities APLA^[4].
• Gaza City is located in Gaza Governorate^[5].
• Gaza City is in the country of Palestine^[6].
• Gaza City's head of government is recorded as Nizar Hijazi^[7].
• Gaza City's image is recorded as Images of war 23-25 from Gaza, by Jaber Badwen, IMG 6060.jpg^[8].
• Gaza City's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Gaza City's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Gaza City's instance of is recorded as big city^[11].
• Gaza City's instance of is recorded as Municipality of Palestine type A^[12].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Turin^[13].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dunkirk^[14].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tel Aviv^[15].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tabriz^[16].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tromsø Municipality^[17].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cascais^[18].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona^[19].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cáceres^[20].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Communauté urbaine de Dunkerque^[21].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osmangazi^[22].
• Gaza City's twinned administrative body is recorded as İzmir^[23].
• Gaza City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172118331^[24].
• Gaza City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127865000^[25].
• Gaza City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 170110853^[26].
• Gaza City's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4446163159960401640006^[27].

Body

Geography

Gaza City is in the country of Palestine^[6]. It is located in Gaza Governorate^[5]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[9]. Its part of is recorded as Gaza Strip^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+515556'}^[29], {'amount': '+549070'}^[30], {'amount': '+590481'}^[31], {'amount': '+6000'}^[32], {'amount': '+15500'}^[33], and {'amount': '+16000'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], big city^[11], and Municipality of Palestine type A^[12].

History and Context

-1500-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gaza City^[35].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gaza City include Gaza Strip^[36], an occupied territory^[37], in Palestine^[38], founded in 1949^[39]; gauze^[40], a textile^[41]; and Gaza Street, Jerusalem^[42], a street^[43], in Palestine^[44].

Why It Matters

Gaza City ranks in the top 0.96% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,444 views/month, #53 of 5,534).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for it include Gaza Strip^[36], an occupied territory^[37], in Palestine^[38], founded in 1949^[39]; gauze^[40], a textile^[41]; and Gaza Street, Jerusalem^[42], a street^[43], in Palestine^[44].