Az-Zawayda Explained

Az-Zawayda
Translit Lang1:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Type:Arabic
Translit Lang1 Info:الزوايدة
Translit Lang1 Type1:Latin
Translit Lang1 Info1:Zawaida (official)
al-Zawaydeh (unofficial)
Type:Municipality type A (City)
Pushpin Map:Palestine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Az-Zawayda within Palestine
Coordinates:31.4306°N 34.3717°W
Grid Name:Palestine grid
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Governorate
Subdivision Name1:Deir al-Balah
Established Title:Founded
Government Type:City
Unit Pref:dunam
Area Total Km2:15.3
Area Total Dunam:15300
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:23841
Population As Of:2017
Population Density Km2:auto

Az-Zawayda (Arabic: الزوايدة), also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) 2017 census, there were 23,841 residents.

During the Israel–Hamas war, an Israeli attack killed at least 13 people after hitting a house in az-Zawayda and three Israeli missiles struck a warehouse used as shelter by a displaced family in Az-Zawayda which killed at least 16 Palestinians including six children.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. February 2018 . Preliminary Results of the Population, Housing and Establishments Census, 2017 . Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) . . 64–82 . 2023-10-24.
  2. Web site: Israeli military bombs home in az-Zawayda, killing at least 13 Palestinians . 28 July 2024 . YouTube . Al Jazeera English.
  3. Web site: Uras . Alastair Mccready,Stephen Quillen,Umut . Children ‘torn to pieces’ in az-Zawayda attack . 2024-08-17 . Al Jazeera . en.