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Saknat az Zarqa in the region of Gaza Strip is a town in Palestinian Territory - some 300 mi or ( 483 km ) South-East of East Jerusalem , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Saknat az Zarqa is now 02:15 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Gaza " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Damascus, Amman, Tyre, Beirut, and Saknat az Zarqa. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Damascus . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Saknat az Zarqa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

A trip in Gaza city (February 2008)

4:35 min by aseeef
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I will take on a ride in Gaza city :D in February 2008 ..

Fatenah - Part 1/3

9:13 min by whoadvocacy
Views: 21416 Rating: 4.88

Fatenah is a 27 year old woman living in the Gaza Strip. Her life is similar to the lives of many other women in Gaza. Her life changes the day she discovers to have breast cancer. This animation, the ..


Walid Shoebat - A Palestinian's Journey

9:57 min by NetSpider
Views: 15054 Rating: 4.32

Walid Shoebat vividly remembers the tumultuous days of June, 1967, when Israel and its Arab neighbours were at war. For six days and six nights, Walid and his family hid in the bathroom of their home ..

Fatenah - Part 3/3

9:57 min by whoadvocacy
Views: 9410 Rating: 4.85

Fatenah is a 27 year old woman living in the Gaza Strip. Her life is similar to the lives of many other women in Gaza. Her life changes the day she discovers to have breast cancer. This animation, the ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sayed al-Hashim Mosque

The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza, located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City, off of al-Wehda Street. The tomb of Hashim ibn Abd al-Manaf, Muhammad's great grandfather who died in Gaza during a trading voyage, is located under the dome of the mosque according to Muslim tradition. A mosque and hostel have been located at the present site since at least the 12th century CE.

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Located at 31.51 34.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 12th-century architecture, 1850s architecture, Mosques in Gaza

Great Mosque of Gaza

The Great Mosque of Gaza also known as the Great Omari Mosque is the largest and oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, located in Gaza's old city. Believed to stand on the site of an ancient Philistine temple, the site was used by the Byzantines to erect a church in the 5th century, but after the Muslim conquest in the 7th century, it was transformed into a mosque. Described as "beautiful" by an Arab geographer in the 10th century, the Great Mosque's minaret was toppled in an earthquake in 1033.

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Located at 31.50 34.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 14th-century religious buildings, 16th-century religious buildings, 5th-century church buildings, Ancient churches in the Holy Land, Conversion of non-Muslim places of worship into mosques, Mamluk architecture, Mosques in Gaza

Welayat Mosque

Welayat Mosque or Kateb al-Welaya Mosque is a small historic mosque located along Omar Mukhtar Street in Gaza City in the Zaytoun Quarter of the old city. The mosque was built by the Mamluks in 1432, however, the structure could date as far back as 1344. Additions to the wstern part of the mosque were commissioned in 1584 by Ahmed Bey, the Ottoman clerk of Wilayat Dimashq, hence the name Kateb al Welaya ("the clerk of the state").

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Located at 31.50 34.46 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1430s architecture, Mamluk architecture, Mosques in Gaza

Palestine Stadium

Palestine Stadium is located in Gaza City on the Gaza Strip. It is the national stadium and the home of Palestine national football team. The stadium's capacity is around 10,000. It was bombed by Israel on April 1, 2006, directly on the centre spot, and is currently unusable due to the crater formed. FIFA has announced that it will fund the repair work. It was again bombed on November 19, 2012, by the Israeli Defence Force as part of Operation Pillar of Cloud.

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Located at 31.52 34.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Gaza, Football venues in the Palestinian territories, National stadiums

Battle of Gaza (2007)

The Battle of Gaza was a military conflict between Hamas and Fatah that took place between June 7 and 15, 2007 in the Gaza Strip. After winning Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, Hamas formed the Palestinan authority national unity government with Fatah in 2007, headed by Ismail Haniya. In June 2007 Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials.

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Located at 31.52 34.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: 2007 in the Palestinian territories, Battles post-1945, Fatah–Hamas conflict, Gaza Strip, Politics of the Gaza Strip