Beit Lahia, Gaza Strip

#20 among attractions in Gaza Strip

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Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya is a city in the Gaza Strip north of Jabalia, near Beit Hanoun and the 1949 Armistice Line with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the city had a population of 59,540 in mid-year 2006. Hamas political party is still administering the city, together with the entire Gaza Strip, after winning the 2005 municipal elections. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 31°33'14"N, 34°30'5"E

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Beit Lahia – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Netiv HaAsara, Sayed al-Hashim Mosque, Jabalia, Gaza Mall.

2.5 miNE
Swimming, Swimming pool
Netiv HaAsara, Gaza City
65 min walk • Nestled along the border of the Gaza Strip lies Netiv HaAsara, a serene moshav in the Southern District of Israel. Established in 1982, this agricultural community was founded by Israeli settlers who were evacuated from the Sinai Peninsula following the peace treaty...
3.9 miSW
Mosque
Sayed al-Hashim Mosque, Gaza Strip
99 min walk • The Sayed al-Hashim Mosque is one of the largest and oldest mosques in Gaza, located in the ad-Darrāj Quarter of the Old City, off of al-Wehda Street.
1.8 miS
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Jabalia, Gaza Strip
46 min walk • Jabalia also Jabalya is a Palestinian city located 4 kilometers north of Gaza City. It is under the jurisdiction of the North Gaza Governorate, in the Gaza Strip.
3.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Gaza Mall, Gaza Strip
100 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.
3.1 miS
Cemetery
Gaza War Cemetery, Gaza Strip
80 min walk • The Commonwealth Gaza War Cemetery, often referred to as the British War Cemetery, is a cemetery administered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on the Salah al-Din Road in Gaza City's Tuffah district. The cemetery is 1.5 km in size.
3.6 miSW
Church
Holy Family Church, Gaza Strip
91 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.
3.5 miSW
Square
Palestine Square, Gaza Strip
91 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.
3.7 miSW
Mosque
Aybaki Mosque, Gaza Strip
95 min walk • Al-Aybaki Mosque is a historic mosque situated in the al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, Palestine. Built by the Mamluks in the late 13th century, the mosque is named after Sheikh Abdullah al-Aybaki, a Muslim religious leader.
2.6 miW
Museum
Gaza Museum of Archaeology, Gaza Strip
68 min walk • The Gaza Museum of Archaeology called in English the AlMath'af, Recreational Cultural House opened to the public in fall 2008 in Gaza. The Museum is a privately owned restaurant, hotel, and conference center, with a privately owned museum that houses antiquities discovered in the Gaza Strip from various historical periods.
3.9 miSW
Mosque
Ibn Marwan Mosque, Gaza Strip
101 min walk • The Ibn Marwan Mosque is a Mamluk-era mosque in Gaza in the midst of a cemetery in the Tuffah neighborhood, relatively isolated from the rest of the city. Inside is the tomb of a holy man named Sheikh Ali ibn Marwan who belonged to the Hasani family.
3.9 miSW
Mosque
Ibn Uthman Mosque, Gaza Strip
101 min walk • The Ibn Uthman Mosque is the second largest old mosque in Gaza City. It is also regarded as second to the Great Mosque of Gaza in terms of physical appearance and status as a Friday mosque. Noted for its architectural patterns, the mosque was established in three different stages during the Burji Mamluk period of rule in Gaza.