Gaza City
This article is about the city. For the territory, see Gaza Strip. For other uses, see Gaza (disambiguation). City in Gaza Governorate Gaza Other transcription(s) • Arabic غزة • Also spelled Ghazzah (official) Gaza City (unofficial) Skyline of Gaza, December 2007 Coat of arms of Gaza Gaza Location of Gaza within Palestine Coordinates: 31°31′N 34°27′E / 31.517°N 34.450°E / 31.517; 34.450 Coordinates: 31°31′N 34°27′E / 31.517°N 34.450°E / 31.517; 34.450 Governorate Gaza Founded 15th century BCE Government • Type City (from 1994 [1] ) • Head of Municipality Nizar Hijazi Area [2] • Jurisdiction 45,000 dunams (45 km 2 or 17 sq mi) Population (2012) [3] • Jurisdiction 515,556 Website www.gaza-city.org Gaza ( / ˈ ɡ ɑː z ə / ; [4] Arabic: غزة Ġazzah , IPA: [ˈɣazza] ; Hebrew: עַזָּה , Modern: 'Aza , Tiberian: 'Azā Ancient Ġāzā ), also referred to as Gaza City , is a Palestinian city in