Az-Zawayda

Also known as Az Zuwāydah

Az-Zawayda (), also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, there were 23,841 residents.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Az-Zawayda is referenced by 75 other articles, and connects out to Palestine, list of cities administered by the Palestinian Authority and Arabic.

The entry is geolocated on the map in PS, across 2 mapped points.

It sits within the topics Cities in the Gaza Strip, Deir al-Balah Governorate and Municipalities of Palestine.

Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Az-Zawayda
Settlement.translit_lang1: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_type: Arabic
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: الزوايدة
Settlement.translit_lang1_type1: Latin
Settlement.translit_lang1_info1: Zawaida (official)al-Zawaydeh (unofficial)
Settlement.type: Municipality type A (City)
Settlement.pushpin_map: Palestine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Az-Zawayda within Palestine
Settlement.grid_name: Palestine grid
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Governorate
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Deir al-Balah
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.government_type: City
Settlement.leader_title: Control
Settlement.leader_name: Hamas
Settlement.unit_pref: dunam

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Wikidata facts

Country: Palestine
Located in: Deir al-Balah Governorate
Elevation: 34
Time zone: UTC+03:00

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Encyclopedic overview

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==History== During the Gaza war, an Israeli attack killed at least 13 people after hitting a house in az-Zawayda. Several weeks later, three Israeli missiles struck a warehouse used as shelter by a displaced family, killing at least 16 people, including six children. According to a neighbor, "They were asleep in their beds, kids and babies, then three missiles targeted their place". One of the killed was a wholesale retailer who worked with the Israeli military to bring food into the Gaza Strip.

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