North Gaza Governorate

Governorate of Palestine

Governorate in Palestine

North Gaza Governorate

محافظة شمال غزة

Governorate

Country|  Palestine
Area

• Total

| 61 km2 (24 sq mi)
Population

(2017)[1]

• Total

| 270,245
• Density| 4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Gaza Strip

North Gaza

Gaza

GAZA CITY

Deir al-Balah

Khan Yunis

Rafah

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The North Gaza Governorate (Arabic: محافظة شمال غزة) is a governorate of Palestine in the Gaza Strip, which is administered by Hamas. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the governorate had a population of 270,245 (7.2% of the Palestinian population) with 40,262 households in mid-year 2007 encompassing three municipalities, two rural districts and one refugee camp.[2]

It has five seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council; in 2006, they were all won by members of Hamas.[citation needed]

North Gaza has seen numerous strikes during the Gaza war, including attacks on the Shadia Abu Ghazala School and Beit Lahia.[3][4]

## Localities

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* al-Beddawiya
* As-Siafa
* Beit Hanoun (Beit Hanun)
* Beit Lahia (Beit Lahiya)
* Izbat Beit Hanoun
* Jabalia (Jabalya)

## Footnotes

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1. ^ "Main Indicators by Type of Locality - Population, Housing and Establishments Census 2017" (PDF). Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). Retrieved 2021-01-19.
2. ^ Table 2: Number of Population and Households in the Palestinian Territory by Governorate 2007 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
3. ^ "Gaza grandfather describes killing of his family by Israeli soldiers". Reuters. 2023-12-18.
4. ^ Mccready, Alastair; Uras, Umut; Pietromarchi, Virginia. "Updates: Israeli attack on Gaza's Beit Lahiya kills at least 73". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-11-03.

## External links

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Governorates of Palestine

West Bank|

* Jerusalem (al-Quds)
* Bethlehem
* Hebron
* Jenin
* Jericho
* Nablus
* Qalqilya
* Ramallah and al-Bireh
* Salfit
* Tubas
* Tulkarm

Gaza Strip|

* Deir al-Balah
* Gaza
* Khan Yunis
* North Gaza
* Rafah

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North Gaza Governorate

Cities|

* Jabalia (Nazla)

Municipalities|

* Beit Hanoun
* Beit Lahia

Villages|

* As-Siafa
* Izbat Beit Hanoun
* Om al-Nasr or Al-Qaraya al-Badawiya
* al-Maslakh

Refugee camps|

* Jabalia Camp

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Gaza Strip

| History|

* Gaza Strip
* History of Gaza
* History of Hamas
* Khan Yunis massacre
* Egyptian occupation of the Gaza Strip
* see also: Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula
* All-Palestine Government
* All-Palestine Protectorate
* Gaza Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine
* Gaza District
* Beersheba Subdistrict
* Jerusalem Sanjak
* Destruction of cultural heritage during the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
* Archaeological sites destroyed during the Gaza genocide  [ar]

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Places in
Mandatory
Palestine|

* Gaza Subdistrict, Mandatory Palestine
* Territory acquired during Israel's war of independence
* Al-Majdal Asqalan (Ashkelon § State of Israel)
* Arab Suqrir
* Barbara
* Barqa
* al-Batani al-Gharbi
* al-Batani al-Sharqi
* Bayt 'Affa
* Bayt Daras
* Bayt Jirja
* Bayt Tima
* Bil'in
* Burayr
* Dayr Sunayd
* Dimra
* al-Faluja
* Hamama
* Hatta
* Hiribya
* Huj
* Hulayqat
* Ibdis
* Iraq al-Manshiyya
* Iraq Suwaydan
* Isdud
* al-Jaladiyya
* al-Jiyya
* Julis
* al-Jura
* Jusayr
* Karatiyya
* Kawfakha
* Kawkaba
* al-Khisas
* al-Masmiyya al-Kabira
* al-Masmiyya al-Saghira
* al-Muharraqa
* Najd
* Ni'ilya
* Qastina
* al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya
* al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya
* al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya
* Simsim
* Summil
* Tall al-Turmus
* Yasur

| Refugee camps|

* Al-Shati (Beach camp)
* Bureij
* Deir al-Balah
* Jabalia
* Khan Yunis
* Maghazi
* Nuseirat
* Rafah
* Canada

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| Cities|

* Gaza City
* Streets in Gaza City
* Ahmad Orabi Street
* Izz Ad Din Al Qassam Street
* Al-Jalla Street
* Jamal Abdel Nasser Street
* Omar Mukhtar Street
* Palestine Square
* Salah al-Din Road
* Suq Street
* Unknown Soldier's Square
* Wehda Street
* Gaza City
* Gaza City neighborhoods
* Judeide
* Nasser
* Old City
* Zaytun Quarter
* Daraj Quarter
* Rimal
* Sabra
* Al-Saha (As-Saha)
* Al-Saha
* al-Shati Camp
* Al-Shati refugee camp
* Sheikh Ijlin
* Sheikh Radwan
* Shuja'iyya
* Tuffah
* Tel al-Hawa
* Turukman
* Zeitoun
* Cities elsewhere in the Gaza Strip
* Bani Suheila
* Beit Hanoun
* Beit Lahiya
* Deir al-Balah
* Jabalia
* Khan Yunis
* Rafah

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| Governorates of the Gaza Strip|

* Gaza
* Khan Yunis
* North Gaza
* North Gaza
* Deir al-Balah
* North Gaza
* Khan Yunis
* Rafah

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Historic|

* Hamam al-Sammara
* Qasr al-Basha
* Qissariya Market
* Ancient Gaza synagogue
* Archaeological sites destroyed during the Gaza genocide  [ar]

Cemeteries|

* Gaza War Cemetery
* Israeli razing of cemeteries and necroviolence against Palestinians

Mosques|

* Gaza City:
* Aybaki Mosque
* Great Mosque of Gaza (Great Omari Mosque)
* Ibn Marwan Mosque
* Ibn Uthman Mosque
* Katib al-Wilaya Mosque
* Mahkamah Mosque†
* Ibrahim al-Maqadma Mosque attack
* Sayed al-Hashim Mosque
* Sham'ah Mosque
* Shaykh Zakariyya Mosque
* elsewhere:
* Abu Khadra Mosque
* Al-Shamah Mosque†
* Umm al-Nasr Mosque
* Zofor Domri Mosque

Churches|

* Gaza City:
* Saint Porphyrius Orthodox Church
* Church of Saint Porphyrius airstrike
* Holy Family Catholic Church
* Gaza Baptist Church†
* elsewhere in the Gaza Strip:

Institutions|

* Palestinian Legislative Council (destroyed in 2023)
* Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
* Al Mezan Center for Human Rights

Police
and courts|

* Capital punishment in the Gaza Strip
* Capital punishment in Palestine
* Faiq al-Mabhouh
* Police in the Israel–Hamas war
* Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war

Environment|

* Wadi Gaza
* Environmental impact of the Gaza war

Economy|

* Economy of the Gaza Strip
* Taxation in Palestine

Transport
and trade|

* Yasser Arafat International Airport
* Port of Gaza
* Gaza-Israel barrier
* Erez crossing
* Kerem Shalom crossing
* Egypt-Palestine relations
* Rafah crossing
* Blockade of the Gaza Strip
* Gaza smuggling tunnels

Culture and
recreation|

* Gaza City Gaza Museum of Archaeology
* Al-Bustan resort
* Bisan City tourist village
* Al Deira Hotel
* Faisal Equestrian Club
* Gaza Mall
* Al-Andalusia mall
* Palestine Stadium
* Rashad Shawa Cultural Center
* Roots Club
* As-Sadaka
* Gaza YMCA
* Gaza Strip

Education|

* Education in Gaza
* UNWRA schools
* Christian schools
* Gaza City:
* Al-Azhar University
* Islamic University
* Al-Aqsa University

Libraries|

* Deir al-Balah Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Gaza Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Khan Yunis Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Rafah Municipality Public Library [ar]
* Samir Mansour Library [ar]

Health care|

* Gaza Ministry of Health
* Gaza City:
* Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
* Al-Aqsa Hospital
* Al-Rantisi Hospital
* Al-Shifa Hospital
* Kamal Adwan Hospital
* Al-Awda Hospital
* Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital
* 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic

Occupation|

* Gush Katif
* Israeli unilateral disengagement
* Israeli occupation
* 2023 Israeli invasion
* Morag Corridor
* Netzarim Corridor
* Philadelphi Corridor

Visitors|

* Rachel Corrie
* Gaza Freedom Flotilla
* Gaza flotilla raid
* Antony Loewenstein
* Walkley Book Award #The Palestine Laboratory
* World Central Kitchen

| Demographics|

* Palestinian Christians
* Palestinian clans
* Doghmush clan
* History of the Jews in Gaza City
* Israeli settlers
* Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip
* Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
* LGBT rights in the Gaza Strip
* Al Haq
* Al Qaws

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| Births|

* 1985
* Ahmed Moor
* 1997
* Rouzan al-Najjar

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Deaths|

* 2003
* March
* 16
* Rachel Corrie § Death
* MV Rachel Corrie
* 2009
* January
* 4
* Zeitoun killings
* 16
* Shurrab family
* 2012
* Al-Dalu family (12)
* 2014
* Deif and Al Dalu families (3 + 3)
* 2018
* June
* 1
* Killing of Rouzan al-Najjar
* 2023
* October
* 7
* Abu Qouta family
* November
* Bibas family (unconfirmed)
* December
* 15
* Samer Abu Daqqa
* 16
* Nahida and Samar Anton
* 2024
* January
* 29
* Hind Rajab and the Hamadeh family (9)
* July
* 3
* Mohammad Bhar

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