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![Hierarchy of Ghazzah (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Ghazzah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 31 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.5000 decimal degrees |
Long: 034 28 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 34.4667 decimal degrees |
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Note: Location of ancient Gaza is disputed; was Egyptian military center & city of Philistia; part of Palestine 1917-1948 under British Mandate; under Egypt 1949-1967 (Israeli occupation 1956-1957); occupied by Israel from 1967. |
Names: |
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Ghazzah (preferred,C,V)
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Gaza (C,V)
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'Azza (C,V)
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Ghazze (C,V)
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Ghuzzeh (C,V)
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Gaza City (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Ghazzah (inhabited place) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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possibly site of very ancient city of Gazza; modern city founded by Herod the Great in 1st cen. BC |
city (C) |
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port (C) |
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administrative center (C) |
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of the Gaza Strip |
commercial center (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital of .... |
State of Palestine .......... (autonomous area) |
.................. |
(World, Asia) [7018359] |
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second de facto capital |
near/adjacent to .... |
Tel el-Ajjul .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Qjṯāʻ Ghazzah) [7030360] |
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