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Gaza Strip

self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel
AdministrativeArea occupied_territory Q39760
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Summary

Gaza Strip is an occupied territory[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of occupied territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59,403 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Palestine[3], Israel[4]
  • Country: Palestine[5], Palestinian National Authority[6]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Besor River[7], Mediterranean Sea[8]
  • Head of government: Mahmoud Abbas[9]
  • Continent: Asia[10]
  • Instance of: exclave[11], disputed territory[12], Region of Palestine[13], region[14], territorial dispute[15]
  • Capital: Gaza City[16]
  • Official language: Arabic[17]
  • Currency: Egyptian pound[18], new shekel[19]
  • Shares border with: Egypt[20], Israel[21]
  • Named after: Gaza City[22]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: North Gaza Governorate[23], Gaza Governorate[24], Deir al-Balah Governorate[25], Khan Yunis Governorate[26], Rafah Governorate[27]
  • Location: Southern Levant[28]
  • Part of: Palestine[29], Middle East[30], West Asia[31], Israeli-occupied territories[32]
  • Commons category: Gaza Strip[33]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[34], UTC+03:00[35]
  • Telephone country code: +970[36]
  • Inception: 1949[37]
  • Highest point: Abu Auda[38]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Palestine[39]
  • Significant event: Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip[40], Battle of Gaza (2007)[41], Fatah–Hamas conflict[42], Gaza War (2008–2009)[43], Gaza flotilla raid[44], 2012 Gaza War[45], 2014 Gaza War[46], Operation Guardian of the Walls[47], 2022 Gaza–Israel clashes[48], 2018–2019 Gaza border protests[49], Gaza war[50]
  • IPA transcription: ˈɡɑːzə[51]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gaza Strip[52]
  • Commons gallery: Gaza[53]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Gaza Strip include Sektor Gaza[54], a musical group[55], founded in 1987[56] and Shahed 149[57], an aircraft model[58], founded in 2021[59].

Why It Matters

Gaza Strip has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

Entities named for it include Sektor Gaza[54], a musical group[55], founded in 1987[56] and Shahed 149[57], an aircraft model[58], founded in 2021[59].

Related Entities

Abu Obeida Egypt Egyptian pound Israel Isra University Mahmoud Abbas Mohammed Deif new shekel Palestine United Arab Republic Yahya Sinwar

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . peacemaker.un.org. peacemaker.un.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . globalfinancialdata.com. globalfinancialdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [55] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Darinmax · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 180
    Getty thesaurus of geographic names id → 7001390, 2034828, 2063443 +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['ace', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||fa, en-us */"
  2. 6w ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Getty thesaurus of geographic names id → 7001390, 2034828, 2063443 +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Getty thesaurus of geographic names id: 2034828, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269902|batch #269902]]"
  3. 6w ago · Geagea · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987007560460205171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007560460205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788092355815; updating from the National Library of Israel database"
  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Gaza
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Gaza, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → gaza-strip
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: gaza-strip, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289929589|gaza strip (#289929589)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #m"
  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0437884-Gaza-uzemi
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0437884-Gaza-uzemi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
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