WikiProject Palestine Gaza/Region

Details of the Gaza Strip region to support WikiProject_Palestine_Gaza.

The Gaza Strip is divided into the following parts for administrative purposes (starting from the north). We can also use these governorates for organising mapping work

Contents 1 North Gaza Governorate 1.1 Jabalya 1.2 Beit Hanoun 1.3 Beit Lahia 1.4 Izbat Beit Hanun 1.5 Settlements 2 Gaza Governorate 2.1 Gaza 2.2 Settlements 3 Deir el-Balah Governorate 3.1 Deir el Balah (city) 3.2 Bereij camp 3.3 Deir al-Balah camp 3.4 Maghazi (camp) 3.5 Nuseirat camp 3.6 Settlements/Suburbs 4 Khan Yunis Governorate 4.1 Abasan al-Kabera 4.2 Bani Suheila 4.3 Khan Yunis 4.4 Abasan al-Saghira 4.5 Khuza'a (town) 4.6 Al-Qarara 4.7 Settlements/Suburbs 5 Rafah Governorate 5.1 Rafah camp 5.2 Settlements/Suburbs

North Gaza Governorate

We currently only have poor low quality aerial photography for this area.

• City : Jabalya

Jabalya

Hospitals with Emergency Rooms

• Al Awda

Clinics

• Abu Shebak Medical Center - MOH
• Alluhadan Medical Center - Union of Health Work Committees
• Jabalya - UMPRC
• Jabalya clinic - PRCS
• Jabalya Clinic - UNRWA
• Jabalya Old Clinic - MOH
• Shuhada Jabalya Health Center - MOH
• Women Health Center - PRC

Schools

• UNRWA runs 25 schools (18 elementary and 7 preparatory)

• Municipalities : Beit Hanoun · Beit Lahiya

Beit Hanoun

Beit Hanoun has a medical center and hospital in the city and several clinics mostly managed by the United Nations. (wikipedia)

There are twelve secondary, primary and agricultural schools in Beit Hanoun and an agricultural college which is related to al-Azhar University - Gaza.(wikipedia)

Clinics

• Al Quds Medical Center - Union of Health Work Committees
• Beit Hanun Clinic - MOH
• Beit Hanun Health Center - UNRWA

Beit Lahia

Beit Lahia has a mihrab, or mosque alcove indicating the direction of salaah (prayer), is all that remains of an ancient mosque to the west of Beit Lahia dating to the end of the Fatamid period and beginning of the Ayyubid Dynasty of Saladin, and two other mosques dating to the Ottoman period (wikipedia)

Hospitals with Emergency Rooms

• Kamal Edwan Hospital - MOH

Clinics

• Balsam Hospital - MSP
• Beit Lahiya Old Center - MOH
• EM. El Nasser - UMPRC
• Shuhada Beit Lahiya - MOH

• Villages : 'Izbat Beit Hanoun · Al-Qaraya al-Badawiya al-Maslakh

Izbat Beit Hanun

Clinics

• Izbat Beit Hanun - MOH

• Refugee camps : Jabalya Camp

Settlements

• Al Attarta, Beit Lahiya
• Al Balad, Beit Hanoun
• Al Farata, Beit Hanoun
• Al Jam'ia, Beit Lahiya
• Al Kur'a El Khamsa, Beit Lahiya
• Al Mashroo, Beit Lahiya
• Al Qaraya al, Badawiya al Maslakh
• Al Qaraya al, Badawiya al Maslakh
• Al Salateen, Beit Lahiya
• Al Share' El Am, Beit Lahiya
• Alkhazan, Beit Lahiya
• Al-Nazaz, Beit Hanoun
• Al-Sekka, Beit Hanoun
• AlSoltan Abedl Hamaid, Beit Hanoun
• Al-Zatoon, Beit Hanoun
• As Siafa, As Siafa
• Aslan, Beit Lahiya
• Ezbet Beit Hanoun, Ezbet Beit Hanoun
• Fado', Beit Lahiya
• Ghaboon/Hai Al Amal, Beit Lahiya
• Hai Abu Ghazala, Beit Hanoun
• Hai Abu Rahma, Beit Hanoun
• Hai Al Amal, Beit Hanoun
• Hai Al Masreen, Beit Hanoun
• Hai-Albanat, Beit Hanoun
• Hatabiyya, Beit Lahiya
• Jabalia Camp, Jabalia Camp
• Jabalia El Balad, Jabalya
• Madinat al 'Awda, Madinat al 'Awda
• Zemmo, Beit Hanoun

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Gaza Governorate

The Gaza Governorate contains Gaza city and the Al Shati camp. We currently only have poor low quality aerial photography for this area.

• Cities: Gaza

Gaza

Mosques

• Great Moswue of Gaza
• Al Sayed Hahem Mosque
• the Mosque of Ibn Othman
• the Mosque of Ibn Marwan
• The Sheikh Abul Azm sanctuary
• the Sheikh Ajlin sanctuary, Tell al Mintar,

Hospitals with emergency rooms (Name/District/Operator)

• Al Ahli Arabi - Private
• Al Dorra Pediatric - Al Daraj - MOH
• Al Quds - Tal Al Hawa - PRCS
• Naser Pediatric - Gaza City - MOH
• Opthamic - Gaza City - MOH
• PFBS - Gaza City - Patient's Friends Benevolant Society Hospital
• Shifa - Gaza - MOH

Clinics (Name/District/Operator)

• Al Horia Medical Center - Al Tufah - MOH
• Al Daraj - Al Daraj - Near East Council of Churches
• Al Daraj Health Center - Al Daraj - UNRWA
• Al Falah Clinic - Tal Al Hawa- MOH
• Al Mughraqa Clinic - Al Mughraqa - MOH
• Al Quba Clinic - Al Shija'yeh - MOH
• Al Rahma Clinic - Al Shija'yeh - MOH
• Al Rimal Clinic - Al Rimal/Gaza city - MOH
• Al Rimal Health Center - Al Rimal - UNRWA
• Al Salam Clinic - Sabra - MOH
• Al Shuja'yeh - Al Shuja'yeh - Near East Council of Churches (NECC)- destroyed
• Al Surani Clinic - Tofah - MOH
• Al Wafa Hospital - Al Shija'yeh - Wafa Benevolant Society
• Al Zytoon Health Clinic - Al Zytoon - UNRWA
• Ansar - Al Rimal - MSP
• Ard Al Insan Clinic - AL Rimal - Ard Al Insan
• Ash Shati' Clinic - Ash Shati' Camp - MOH
• Ata Habib Clinic - Al Shija'yeh - MOH
• Beach Camp Center Ash Shati' Camp - UNRWA
• Gaza Center - Gaza City - PRC
• Haifa Clinic - Gaza City - Al Salah Association
• Hala Shawwa Clinic - Al Zytoon - MOH
• Khalil Al Wazeer Clinic - Sheikh Ejleen - PRC
• Mahdi Hospital - North Rimal - Private
• Physically Handicapped - Al Zytoon - MOH
• Psychiatric Hospital - Gaza City - MOH
• Sabha Medical Center - Al Shija'yeh - MOH
• Shuhada Al Daraj - Al Daraj - MOH
• Shuhada al Shaik Radwan - Al Sheikh Radwan - MOH
• Shuhada Al Shati' - Ash Shati' Camp - MSP
• Shuhada al Zatoon - Al Zytoon - MOH

Other

• Napoleon's Fort (Qasr El-Basha)
• St. Porphyrus Church
• Gaza Museum of Archeology

Schools

• UNRWA runs 23 schools (17 elementary and 6 preparatory) in al-Shati

• Villages:Juhor ad-Dik · Madinat al-Awda · al-Mughraqa
• Refugee camps: al-Shati

Settlements

• Ad Darraj, Gaza City
• Al Mughraqa, Al Mughraqa
• Al Zahra, Al Zahra
• An Naser, Gaza City
• As Sabra, Gaza City
• Ash Shati' Camp, Gaza City
• Ash Sheikh 'Ijleen, Gaza City
• Ash Sheikh Radwan, Gaza City
• Ash Shuja'iyeh, Gaza City
• At Tuffah, Gaza City
• At Turukman, Gaza City
• Az Zaitoun, Gaza City
• Gaza Harbor, Gaza City
• Ijdeedeh, Gaza City
• Juhor ad Dik, Juhor ad Dik
• Northern Remal, Gaza City
• Old City, Gaza City
• Southern Remal, Gaza City
• Tal El Hawa, Gaza City

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Deir el-Balah Governorate

Part of this area is already covered by reasonably quality circa 2005 yahoo photography

• City:

Deir el Balah (city)

• A cemetery dating back to the late Bronze Age filled with pottery, tombs, bronze pots and a mosaic floor. (wikipedia)
• A monastery was built in Deir al-Balah by St. Helena in 372 AD (wikipedia)

Hospitals with emergency rooms according to OCHA

• Al Aqsa Martyrs - in which town? Deir al-Balah

• Municipalities : az-Zawayda
• Villages : al-Musaddar · Wadi as-Salqa
• Refugee camps

Bereij camp

Bureij has six primary and two secondary schools with a population of 9,306 pupils at the end of 2004. All schools are operated by the UNRWA.(wikipedia)

Deir al-Balah camp

There are also eight UNRWA run schools - six elementary and two preparatory - serving about 8,000 students(wikipedia)

Maghazi (camp)

• Maghazi has three elementary schools and 2 junior high schools run by the UNRWA(wikipedia)
• There is a weekly souk, or open-air market(wikipedia)

Nuseirat camp

• UNRWA operates 15 schools (9 elementary and 6 preparatory)

Settlements/Suburbs

• Al Bureij Camp, Al Bureij Camp
• Al Ma'ani, Al Ma'ani
• Al Maghazi Camp, Al Maghazi Camp
• Al Musaddar, Al Musaddar
• An Nuseirat Camp, An Nuseirat Camp
• Az Zawayda, Az Zawayda
• Deir al Balah, Deir al Balah
• Deir al Balah Camp, Deir al Balah Camp
• Wadi as Salqa, Wadi as Salqa

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Khan Yunis Governorate

• Cities : Abasan al-Kabera · Bani Suheila · Khan Yunis

Most of this area is covered by reasonably quality circa 2005 yahoo photography

Hospitals with emergency rooms - location vague

• European - MOH

Clinics - location Vague

• Abasan Al Jadida - MOH
• Al Mawasi - PRCS
• Ma'en - PRCS
• Ma'en UNRWA Clinic - UNRWA

Abasan al-Kabera

A fine mosque with a blue roof (wikipedia)

Clinics

• Abasan Al Kabira - MOH
• 'Abasan Center - PRCS
• Abu Tema Clinic- UPMCR
• Al Karama Hospital - MSP
• UHCC Health Center - Union of Health Care Centers

Bani Suheila

Clinics

• Bani Suheila - MOH

Khan Yunis

Hospitals with emergency rooms

• Nasser Hospital - MOH

Clinics

• Al Amal Clinic - PRCS
• Ard Al Insan Clinic - Ard Al Insan
• Bandar Khan Yunis - MOH
• Dar Al Salam Hospital - Al Wafa Benevolant Society
• Fukhari Clinic - MOH
• Jouret Altout Clinic - MOH
• Khaldia Al-Aghaa - MOH
• Khan Yunis - MSP
• Khan Yunis Health Center - UNRWA
• Khan Yunis Mental Clinic - MOH
• Mawasi khan Younis - MSP

• Municipalities : Abasan al-Saghira · Khuza'a · al-Qarara

Abasan al-Saghira

(no information)

Khuza'a (town)

Clinics

• Khuzaa Clinic - MOH

Al-Qarara

Clinics

• Al Qurara - MOH
• El Zanna - MOH

Clinics

• Villages : al-Fukhari · Qa' al-Kharaba · Qa' al-Qurein · Qizan an-Najjar · Umm Kameil · Umm al-Kilab

Settlements/Suburbs

• 'Abasan al Jadida (as Saghir), Abasan al Jadida (as Saghir)
• Abasan al Kabira, Abasan al Kabira
• Al Fukhkhari, Al Fukhkhari
• Al Mawasi (Khan Yunis), Al Mawasi (Khan Yunis)
• Al Qarara, Al Qarara
• As Sureij, As Sureij
• Bani Suheila, Bani Suheila
• Khan Yunis, Khan Yunis
• Khan Yunis Camp, Khan Yunis Camp
• Khuza'a, Khuza'a
• Qa' al Kharaba, Qa' al Kharaba
• Qa' al Qurein, Qa' al Qurein
• Qizan an Najjar, Qizan an Najjar
• Umm Kameil, Umm Kameil

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Rafah Governorate

• Cities : Rafah

The Rafah Governorate includes al-Bayuk, Al Mawasi, al-Qarya as-Suwaydiya Shokat as-Sufi, Rafah and Rafah, the Rafah Camp. It also has the currently closed Yasser Arafat International Airport

All of this area is covered by reasonably quality circa 2002? yahoo photography

Hospitals with emergency rooms - (Name/Locality/Operator)

• Al Najjar as seen called Abu Yousif Al Najar Hospital - MOH
• Tall as Sultan

Clinics - (Name/Locality/Operator)

• Al Awda Health Center - Al-Shabora - UHWC
• Al shokah clinic - Shokat as Sufi - MOH
• Ard Al Insan Clinic - Rafah - Ard Al Insan
• Khirbet El Adas - Khirbet El Adas - Near East Council of Churches (NECC)
• Mawasi Rafah - Mawasi Rafah - MSP
• Naser - Naser Village - UNRWA
• Rafah Health Center - Rafah Camp - UNRWA
• Shabora Health Clinic - Rafah - UNRWA
• Shabora Health Clinic - Rafah - MOH
• Shuhada Rafah Center - Rafah City - MOH
• Tall As Sultan Health Center - Tall As Sultan Camp - UNRWA
• Tall as Sultan Clinic - Tall As Sultan Camp - MOH
• UHCC Health Center - Salam - Union of Health Care Centers (UHCC)

• Municipalities: al-Bayuk · Shokat as-Sufi
• Villages: al-Mawasi · al-Qarya as-Suwaydiya
• Refugee camps: Rafah camp · Tall as-Sultan

Rafah camp

There are 31 schools (20 primary, 11 secondary) run by the UNRWA(wikipedia)

A 300meter strip of land (Philadelphia Strip) along the Egypt border has been was cleared of buildings in about 2003-2004 since the yahoo photography was taken refref.

Settlements/Suburbs

• Al Bayuk, Al Bayuk
• Al Mawasi (Rafah) , Al Mawasi (Rafah)
• Al Qarya as Suwydiya, Al Qarya as Suwydiya
• Rafah, Rafah
• Rafah Camp, Rafah Camp
• Shokat as Sufi, Shokat as Sufi
• Tal as Sultan, Tal as Sultan
• Umm al Kilab, Umm al Kilab

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