A living map
Explore Gaza District villages, names, stories and sources through the map.
New documentary page
A sourced guide to fallahi and akeedeh stitches, the Gaza qilada, Majdal textiles and embroidery placement.
Pan or pinch the map, use the mouse wheel or + and −, then choose a name to open its story.
Cross-reference: Palestine 1948 and Palestine 2008: West Bank and Gaza Strip, prepared by Dr Salman Abu Sitta, Palestine Land Society. They are used to cross-check names and context; an unverified position is not pinned.
Memory of place
Search by village name to discover its landscape, community life, agriculture, routes and connection to Gaza’s embroidery memory.
Gaza subdistrict
Place and history
It stood on a hill overlooking farmland in the southern coastal plain, with local roads connecting it to the Majdal–Gaza road and nearby villages. Farming and poultry were central, with grain and fruit grown and orchards watered from wells.