Sabra, Gaza

Sabra
Neighborhood
Sabra
Location in Gaza Strip
Coordinates: 31°30′16″N 34°27′19.1″E / 31.50444°N 34.455306°E / 31.50444; 34.455306
Country  Palestine
Governorate Gaza Governorate
City Gaza
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) +3

Sabra is a neighborhood district in western Gaza. It was established during the Mandatory Palestine period in Palestine. It contains the city's municipal mark, built in the 1930s south of Omar Mukhtar Street.[1] Sabra is home to the Sabra family.[2] The Israeli Air Force destroyed a small dairy factory in the neighborhood in a wave of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip on 2 April 2010.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Shahin, 2005, p. 440.
  2. ↑ Moghadam, 2011, p. 213.
  3. ↑ Wardrop, Murray. Israel 'carries out wave of air strikes on targets in Gaza Strip'. The Daily Telegraph. 2010-04-02.

Bibliography

  • Shahin, Mariam (2005). Palestine: A Guide. Interlink Books. ISBN 1-56656-557-X.
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