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Touring Az-Zawayda in Palestinian Territory

Az-Zawayda in the region of Gaza Strip is a city located in Palestinian Territory - some 303 mi or ( 487 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Az-Zawayda

Time in Az-Zawayda is now 03:24 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Gaza " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Rafah. Being here already, consider visiting Damascus . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Az-Zawayda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Gaza Water Park and luxury restaurants Arab Palestinians enjoy

2:11 min by MiddleEastNewsWatch
Views: 43052 Rating: 4.30

Arabs in Gaza have a new park - the Crazy Water Park, the Palestinians also enjoy luxury restaurants. They need some humanitarian relief and aid to help with all the fun. Please bring Inflatable Pool ..

Gaza Siege - Interview with a Norwegian doctor at the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza (Mads Gilbert)

1:56 min by iiiiiieeeeee
Views: 30540 Rating: 4.72

BBC Interview with the Norwegian doctor Mads Gilbert, at the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza From doctor Mads Gilbert in Gaza: Thanks for your support. They bombed the central vegetable market in Gaza city ..


In da jungle da mighty jungle...

0:31 min by stinsens
Views: 12561 Rating: 4.35

Bin Laden getting it the way he likes (liked) it.. ..

DARG Team Hip Hop (Khlina Naghniha) - Gaza City

4:43 min by gazaroosterfilms
Views: 7358 Rating: 5.00

An impromptu performance captured with the DARG Team hip hop group in their informal studio in Gaza City. More on DARG Team: www.myspace.com This video footage was shot in January 2010 as part of an u ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Deir al-Balah Governorate

The Deir el-Balah Governorate is one of 16 Governorates of the Palestinian National Authority in the central Gaza Strip which is administered by the Palestinian National Authority aside from its border with Israel, airspace and maritime territory. Its total land area consists of 56 sq. kilometers. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, in mid-year 2006 it had a population of 208,716 inhabitants distributed between eight localities.

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Located at 31.42 34.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Deir al-Balah Governorate

Gaza Strip

The Gaza Strip is a territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that borders Egypt on the southwest (11 km) and Israel on the east and north (51 km). It is 41 kilometres long, and from 6 to 12 kilometres (to mi) wide, with a total area of 365 square kilometres . The population of Gaza Strip is about 1.7 million people. The population is predominantly Sunni Muslim. With a yearly growth rate of about 3.2%, the Gaza Strip has the 7th highest population growth rate in the world.

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Located at 31.42 34.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Fertile Crescent, Gaza Strip, Geography of the Gaza Strip, Southern Levant, States and territories established in 2007

Murder of Tali Hatuel and her four daughters

The murder of Tali Hatuel and her four daughters was a shooting attack on May 2, 2004, in which Palestinian militants killed Tali Hatuel, a Jewish settler, who was eight months pregnant along with her four daughters, aged two to ten. The attack took place near the Kissufim Crossing near their home in Gush Katif bloc of Israeli settlements in the Gaza Strip during the Second Intifada.

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Located at 31.38 34.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Crimes against humanity, Deaths by firearm in the Gaza Strip, Israeli casualties in the Second Intifada, Israeli murder victims, Israeli settlers, Israeli terrorism victims, Mass murder in 2004, Murdered Israeli children, Murdered pregnant women, Palestinian terrorism, Terrorism deaths in the Gaza Strip, Terrorist attacks attributed to Palestinian militant groups

Tall al-Ajjul

Tall al-Ajjul is an archaeological tell in the Gaza Strip which dates back to 2100 B.C. The exact location of Tall al-Ajjul is located at the mouth of the Ghazzah Wadi just south of the town of Gaza. In 1930-1934 Tall al-Ajjul was excavated by British archaeologists under the direction of Sir Flinders Petrie, who thought the site was ancient Gaza, as it is sometimes known. In 1999 and 2000 the excavations were renewed by Peter M.

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Located at 31.47 34.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip, Archaeology of the Near East, History of Palestine

Battle of Hill 86

The Battle of Hill 86 was a military engagement between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in Operation Horev. It was fought on December 22–23, 1948, and was the first battle of the operation. The Israelis initiated the battle, as well as a concurrent raid on the Arab village 'Abasan and aerial and naval shelling of the coastal strip, in hopes of fooling the Egyptians into thinking that the coming operation would be aimed at isolating the Egyptian forces in Gaza.

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Located at 31.38 34.36 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War