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Gaza (City)
GAZA (CITY)
Gaza City is located in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the rest of the Gaza Strip, it was inhabited by Philistines in ancient times and subsequently conquered by many peoples due to its strategic location As part of the British Mandate, it came under Egyptian administration after the 1948 Arab–Israel War. The city contains a small port that serves local fisherman. Gaza's population consists of 400,000 mostly Muslim Palestinians. After the 1948 war, Gaza experienced an influx of refugees (approximately 190,000) and was six times larger by 1967. Today, about half the city's population are refugees. Since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, Gaza has been occupied by Israel. At the beginning of the first Palestinian uprising (intifada) in 1987, Gaza became a center for political unrest. In May 1994 the city became the first provincial headquarters for the Palestinian National Authority, which administers Palestinian areas in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Gaza is the economic center for citrus fruits and other crops and contains small industries, such as textiles. Gaza's economy has been weakened due to closures by the Israeli military, implemented in the wake of the first intifada, and its dependency on wage labor in Israel. As a result of the al-Aqsa intifada (which began in 2000), more than half of the city's population are unemployed and living below the poverty line. Bibliography"Gaza City." Palestine: Home of History. Available from <http://www.palestinehistory.com/gazacity.htm>. Municipality of Gaza. Available from http://www .mogaza.org/gaza_city.htm. Roy, Sara. The Gaza Strip: The Political Economy of De-Development, 2d edition. Washington, DC: Institute for Palestine Studies, 2001. Mallika Good |
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Good, Mallika. "Gaza (City)." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Good, Mallika. "Gaza (City)." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601039.html Good, Mallika. "Gaza (City)." Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3424601039.html |
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Gaza
Gaza (Arabic: Ghazzah; Hebrew: 'Azza), Gaza Strip, Mozambique The capital of the Gaza Strip, a small stretch of coastline some 25 miles (40 km) long and averaging 5–6 miles (8–10 km) wide. The city fell to the Ottoman Turks in the 16th century. They held it until 1917 when it was captured by the British. In 1948 it was occupied by the Egyptians, but fell to the Israelis during the Six Day War in 1967. They held it until agreeing to withdraw in 1994. Formerly known as Azza, Hazati, and Hazat, the name may come from the Hebrew az ‘strength’, in reference to an early fortress here. This was changed to Gaza after the Muslim conquest in 635 and it is usually known now as Gaza City to distinguish it from the Gaza Strip. Gaza may give its name to ‘gauze’, a fine wire mesh or transparent fabric. The Gaza Strip is not currently recognized as belonging to any country, although most of it is under the control of the Palestinian Authority; the rest is held by Israel, although withdrawal is planned.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gaza." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gaza." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Gaza.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Gaza." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Gaza.html |
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Gaza
Gaza Ghazzah , or Ghuzzeh , town (2003 est. pop. 380,000), principal city and administrative center of the Gaza Strip , SW Asia, on the Philistia plain between the Mediterranean Sea and W Israel. In ancient times, Gaza was an Egyptian garrison town (it is mentioned in the Tell el Amarna letters); later, it was one of the chief cities of the Philistines . There Samson brought down the temple on his captors and himself. Gaza was besieged for five months by Alexander the Great and during the wars of the Maccabees and in the Crusades. The town has long been of commercial importance, the meeting place of caravans between Egypt and Syria. The site of modern Gaza dates from the building programs of Herod the Great. Opinions differ on the site of ancient Gaza. |
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"Gaza." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Gaza." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gaza.html "Gaza." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Gaza.html |
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Gaza
Gaza A city in the hands in turn of the tribe of Judah (Judg. 1: 18), the Philistines (1 Sam. 6: 17), the assyrians, Judah under Hezekiah (2 Kgs. 18: 8), the Egyptians (609 BCE), and the Seleucids. It was destroyed by Jonathan the Hasmonean (145 BCE) and rebuilt by the Romans, after which it was inhabited by both Jews and Christians.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gaza." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gaza." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Gaza.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "Gaza." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-Gaza.html |
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