Al-Azhar University – Gaza, Gaza Strip

Name: Al-Azhar University – Gaza
Address: Gaza Strip, Israel

#35 among attractions in Gaza Strip

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Al-Azhar University – Gaza, often abbreviated AUG, is a Palestinian, public, non-profit and independent higher education institution. During the first intifada, the Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat issued a decree in September 1991 to establish a Palestinian national university. AUG opened journey on 18 October 1991 in two-story building with 725 students enrolled in two faculties; the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Sharia and Law. Like most educational institutes in Gaza, the university is gender-segregated. ()

Local name: אוניברסיטת אל-אזהר בעזה Established: 1991 (33 years ago)Coordinates: 31°30'54"N, 34°26'14"E

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Al-Azhar University – Gaza – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Port of Gaza, Gaza Mall, Gaza synagogue, Unknown Soldier's Square.

0.9 miNW
Harbor
Port of Gaza, Gaza Strip
23 min walk • The Port of Gaza is a small port near the Rimal district of Gaza City. It is the home port of Palestinian fishing-boats and the base of the Palestinian Naval Police, a branch of the Palestinian National Security Forces.
0.7 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Gaza Mall, Gaza Strip
19 min walk • The Gaza Mall is a shopping mall that opened in Gaza in July 2010. The shopping venue in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza extends over 19,000 sq. ft. There are two floors with shops offering international brands. It was built at a cost of $1.5 million.
0.5 miNW
Synagogue
Gaza synagogue, Gaza Strip
13 min walk • The ancient synagogue of Gaza was built in 508 AD during the Byzantine period and was discovered in 1965. It was located in the ancient port city of Gaza, then known as "Maiumas", currently the Rimal district of Gaza City.
0.5 miNE
Square
Unknown Soldier's Square, Gaza Strip
14 min walk • Soldier's Square or Square of the Unknown Soldier is a city square in Gaza City, situated along Omar Mukhtar Street in the Rimal district. It is currently a large public garden popular with unemployed Gazans during the day and promenading families in the evenings.
1.1 miNE
Church
Holy Family Church, Gaza Strip
28 min walk • The Holy Family Church It is the only Latin Catholic parish in Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in the Palestinian Territories. His pastor since 2012 is Father Jorge Hernández of the Congregation of the Incarnate Word, assisted by a vicar also the same institution.
1.1 miNE
Square
Palestine Square, Gaza Strip
28 min walk • Palestine Square or Midan Falasteen is a city square in central Gaza in between Jamal Abdel Nasser Street and Omar Mukhtar Street. It is the location of a bus station, a taxi station, a fruit market, a hospital, and dozens of small shops and vendors. Gaza's municipal headquarters is also located in the square.
0.8 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Gaza City Mall, Gaza Strip
20 min walk • The Gaza City Mall is a three-story shopping mall in Gaza City. It was the city's first indoor mall. Owned by the Al-Hayat Tureed Company, the mall is located just west of Gaza City near Haidar Abdel Shafi Square.
0.7 miE
31°30'58"N • 34°26'58"E
Capital Mall, Gaza Strip
19 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~960 ftSE
Universities and schools
Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip
5 min walk • The Islamic University of Gaza, also known as IUG and IU Gaza, is an independent Palestinian university established in 1978 in Gaza City. The university has eleven faculties capable of awarding BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MBBS, diplomas and higher diplomas.
1.3 miN
Neighbourhood
Al-Shati Camp, Gaza City
33 min walk • Al-Shati, also known as Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City. The camp's total land area consists of 520 dunums.
1.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Rimal, Gaza City
40 min walk • Rimal or Remal is an upscale neighborhood in Gaza City located 3 kilometers from the city center. Situated along the coastline, it has been considered the most prosperous neighborhood of Gaza.

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Which popular attractions are close to Al-Azhar University – Gaza?

Nearby attractions include Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza Strip (5 min walk), Al-Aqsa University, Gaza Strip (9 min walk), Tel al-Hawa, Gaza City (11 min walk), Gaza synagogue, Gaza Strip (13 min walk).

How to get to Al-Azhar University – Gaza by public transport?

The nearest stations to Al-Azhar University – Gaza:

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Al-Azhar Bus Station (3 min walk)
Alazhar Bus Station (3 min walk)