Al-Zahra
| Al-Zahra | ||
|---|---|---|
| Other transcription(s) | ||
| • Arabic | الزهراء | |
| • Also spelled |
Madinat Az-Zahra' (official) Ezahra (unofficial) | |
| ||
  Al-Zahra Location of Al-Zahra within the Palestinian territories | ||
| Coordinates: 31°28′17.69″N 34°24′4.62″E / 31.4715806°N 34.4012833°ECoordinates: 31°28′17.69″N 34°24′4.62″E / 31.4715806°N 34.4012833°E | ||
| Governorate | Gaza | |
| Founded | 1998 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Municipality | |
| • Head of Municipality | Tareq Hijo | |
| Area | ||
| • Jurisdiction | 4,634 dunams (4.6 km2 or 1.8 sq mi) | |
| Population | ||
| • Jurisdiction | 3,085 | |
Al-Zahra (Arabic: الزهراء) is a Palestinian municipality in the Gaza Governorate, south of Gaza, in the central Gaza Strip. It's the home of the University of Palestine, and Ummah Open University. In 2009, it had a population of 3,085. There were 837 housing units and 237 other buildings in the town.[1]
References
- ↑ 2009 Census Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). p.61.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.