Gaza Strip Government - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Country name

conventional long form: none

conventional short form: Gaza Strip

local long form: none

local short form: Qita' Ghazzah

etymology: named for the largest city in the enclave, Gaza, whose settlement can be traced back to at least the 15th century B.C. (as "Ghazzat")

NOTE: The information regarding Gaza Strip on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Gaza Strip 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Gaza Strip 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.