Gaza City

Not to be confused with Giza.

Gaza (Arabic: غزة, romanized: Ghazza), also called Gaza City, is the largest city inside Gaza and in Palestine. The city has a population of about 400,000. It is often named "Gaza City" to distinguish it from the larger Gaza.

Gaza
Other transcription(s)
• Arabic	غزة
• Also spelled	Ghazzah (official) Gaza City (unofficial)
Governorate	Gaza
Founded	15th Century BCE
Government
• Type	City (from 1994[1])
• Head of Municipality	Rafiq Tawfiq al-Makki
Area [2]
• Jurisdiction	45,000 dunams (45 km2 or 17 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Jurisdiction	409,680

The municipality of Gaza was established in 1893.^[source?]