Gaza Strip

Summary

Gaza Strip is an occupied territory^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of occupied_territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,473 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gaza Strip is located in Palestine^[3].
• Gaza Strip is located in Israel^[4].
• Gaza Strip is in the country of Palestine^[5].
• Gaza Strip is in the country of Palestinian National Authority^[6].
• Gaza Strip is on the body of water Besor River^[7].
• Gaza Strip is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[8].
• Gaza Strip's head of government is recorded as Mahmoud Abbas^[9].
• Gaza Strip's video is recorded as Tasnim News Agency - Report on humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip following 2023 total blockade by Israel.webm^[10].
• Gaza Strip's image is recorded as Forced Displacement of Gaza Strip Residents During the Gaza-Israel War 23-25.jpg^[11].
• Gaza Strip's continent is recorded as Asia^[12].
• Gaza Strip's instance of is recorded as occupied territory^[13].
• Gaza Strip's instance of is recorded as exclave^[14].
• Gaza Strip's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[15].
• Gaza Strip's instance of is recorded as Region of Palestine^[16].
• Gaza Strip's instance of is recorded as region^[17].
• Gaza Strip's instance of is recorded as territorial dispute^[18].
• Gaza Strip's capital is recorded as Gaza City^[19].
• Gaza Strip's official language is recorded as Arabic^[20].
• Gaza Strip's currency is recorded as Egyptian pound^[21].
• Gaza Strip's currency is recorded as new shekel^[22].
• Gaza Strip's flag image is recorded as Flag of Palestine.svg^[23].
• Gaza Strip's shares border with is recorded as Egypt^[24].
• Gaza Strip's shares border with is recorded as Israel^[25].
• Gaza City is named after Gaza Strip^[26].
• Gaza Strip's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Gaza Governorate^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Palestine^[5], a country^[28], in Palestine^[29], founded in 1988^[30] and Palestinian National Authority^[6], a provisional government^[31], in Palestine^[32], founded in 1994^[33], headquartered in Ramallah^[34]. Located in include Palestine^[3], a country^[35], in Palestine^[36], founded in 1988^[37] and Israel^[4], a Mediterranean country^[38], in Israel^[39], founded in 1948^[40]. Adjacent water bodies include Besor River^[7], a river^[41], in Palestine^[42] and Mediterranean Sea^[8], an adjacent sea^[43], in Spain^[44]. Gaza Strip's continent is recorded as Asia^[12]. Part of include Palestine^[45], a country^[46], in Palestine^[47], founded in 1988^[48]; Middle East^[49], a transcontinental region^[50], in Iran^[51]; West Asia^[52], a region^[53]; and Israeli-occupied territories^[54], a disputed territory^[55], in Palestine^[56].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include occupied territory^[13], exclave^[14], disputed territory^[15], Region of Palestine^[16], region^[17], and territorial dispute^[18].

History and Context

+1949-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Gaza Strip^[57]. Gaza City is named after it^[26].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gaza Strip include Shahed 149^[58], an aircraft model^[59], founded in 2021^[60] and Sektor Gaza^[61], a musical group^[62], founded in 1987^[63].

Why It Matters

Gaza Strip ranks in the top 4% of occupied_territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,473 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[64] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[65]

Entities named for it include Shahed 149^[58], an aircraft model^[59], founded in 2021^[60] and Sektor Gaza^[61], a musical group^[62], founded in 1987^[63].