Gaza City

Smoke billows from the east side of Gaza City, Jan. 09.

Gaza City is the biggest city in the Gaza Strip and has about 500,000 inhabitants. It is controlled by Islamic terror organization Hamas.[1] Most inhabitants of Gaza are Sunni Muslims. It also was an ancient city in pre-Christian times, and was subsequently mentioned in the Bible.

## See also[edit]

* Gaza Strip

## External links[edit]

* Official website

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6754499.stm

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