Gaza City
Coastal Mediterranean enclave
Gaza City is the largest city in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern Mediterranean coast.
It serves as the administrative and economic center of the region, with a history stretching back thousands of years.
The city has been the focus of recurring military conflicts between Israel and Palestinian militant groups, making it synonymous in news coverage with the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The bombing campaign leveled entire neighborhoods in Gaza City.
Gazan Islamist governing body
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- RamallahPalestinian government headquarters
- Palestinian AuthorityInterim Palestinian governing body
intifada · Al-Aqsa · Yasser Arafat · PLO · Oslo Accords · Hebron · Bethlehem · Jericho
Sealing off a place
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- airstrikesMilitary attacks from aircraft
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
occupation · warfare · hostilities · casualties · escalation · rockets · shelling · destruction
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- fishingCatching aquatic creatures
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- seaportCoastal city with docks
- beachesSandy coastal areas
shoreline · maritime · fishermen · boats · seafront · port · anchorage · catch
Very old indeed
- PhilistinesAncient Canaanite coastal tribe
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- CanaanitesAncient Near Eastern people
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
Byzantine · ruins · heritage · crusades · excavation · artifacts · Mamluks · Islamic
Mass-to-volume ratio
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- buildingsConstructed enclosed structures
streets · markets · neighborhoods · hospitals · schools · mosques · apartments · souks
Hamas
Gazan Islamist governing body
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- FatahPalestinian nationalist movement
- RamallahPalestinian government headquarters
Palestinian Authority · intifada · Al-Aqsa · Yasser Arafat · PLO · Oslo Accords · Hebron · Bethlehem · Jericho · refugee camps
blockade
Sealing off a place
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- airstrikesMilitary attacks from aircraft
- bombardmentSustained projectile assault
ceasefire · occupation · warfare · hostilities · casualties · escalation · rockets · shelling · destruction · rubble
Mediterranean
Sea between Europe, Africa, Asia
beaches · shoreline · maritime · fishermen · boats · seafront · port · anchorage · catch · nets
ancient
Very old indeed
- PhilistinesAncient Canaanite coastal tribe
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
- CanaanitesAncient Near Eastern people
Ottoman · Byzantine · ruins · heritage · crusades · excavation · artifacts · Mamluks · Islamic · Great Mosque
density
Mass-to-volume ratio
- crowdedFilled beyond comfort
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- populationAll inhabitants combined
buildings · streets · markets · neighborhoods · hospitals · schools · mosques · apartments · souks · electricity