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Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestinei
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Gaza GovernorateGovernorate
Gaza StripTerritory
PalestineCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Gaza410,000 (2017)
Al Mughrāqah6,448 (2017)
Juḩr ad Dīk2,880 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
341832
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:341832:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
gouvernorat de Gaza, bande de Gaza, Palestine
German:
Gouvernement Gaza, Gazastreifen, Staat Palästina
Italian:
governatorato di Gaza, Striscia di Gaza, Stato di Palestina
Russian:
Газа, сектор Газа, Территории Палестины
Simplified Chinese:
加沙省, 加沙地带, 巴勒斯坦
Spanish:
Gobernación de Gaza, Franja de Gaza, Palestina
Arabic:
محافظة غزة, قطاع غزة, فلسطين
Asturian:
Gobernación de Gaza, Franxa de Gaza, Estáu de Palestina
Bashkir:
Ғәззә, Ғәззә секторы, Фәләстин Дәүләте
Bengali:
গাজা গভর্নরেট, গাজা ভূখণ্ড, ফিলিস্তিন
Catalan:
Governació de Gaza, Franja de Gaza, Estat de Palestina
Dutch:
Gaza, Gazastrook, Palestina
Esperanto:
Gubernio Gazao, Gaza Sektoro, Palestino
Farsi/Persian:
استان غزه, نوار غزه, دولت فلسطین
Hebrew:
עזה , רצועת עזה, מדינה פלסטינית
Hungarian:
Gáza kormányzóság, Gázai övezet, Palesztina
Indonesian:
Kegubernuran Gaza, Jalur Gaza, Negara Palestina
Japanese:
ガザ県, ガザ地区, パレスチナ国
Korean:
가자주, 가자 지구, 팔레스타인
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Gaza guvernement, Gazastripa
Pashto:
محافظه غزه
Polish:
Gaza, Strefa Gazy, Palestyna
Romanian:
Guvernoratul Gaza, Fâșia Gaza, Statul Palestina
Scots:
Gaza Govrenorate, Gaza Strip, State o Palestine
Turkish:
Gazze valiliği, Gazze Şeridi, Filistin Devleti
Ukrainian:
мугафаза Ґаза, сектор Гази, Території Палестини
Urdu:
محافظہ غزہ, غزہ پٹی, دولت فلسطین


Pleistocene–Holocene sediments, that have alternating stratified calcareous sandstone (locally named as Kurkar) and red-brown layers (locally named as Hamra), in the Sheikh Ejlin and Al Montar ridges.

Samples from Kurkar layers, collected from a site at 31° 27.47’ N, 34° 22.19’ E on the Sheikh Ejlin Ridge, have been studied by Zaineldeen (2010).

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Governorate
Wikidata ID:Q762573
GeoNames ID:11184609


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