Gaza Zoo

Gaza Zoo (also known as Marah Land Zoo ) is a small private zoo , located off Salahadin St. in Zeitoun in the Gaza Strip . The zoo's animals, like the local people, have suffered as a result of the difficulties in Gaza and the zoo has featured often in reports by the international media. The zoo was badly damaged during the 2008-09 war . The zoo's stock, in addition to the two lions has included several eagles , some doves , some foxes , Egyptian Mongoose , some cats , dogs , ponies , wolves , geese , tortoises , turtles , deer , monkeys , chickens , pheasants , peacocks and a camel .

The Gaza Zoo is a leisure complex, series of public gardens, children's amusement park and zoo created by the government of Gaza in the spring of 2010 on government property that was formerly a garbage dump. There also is or was a is a small private zoo , known as Marah Land Zoo located off Salahadin Street in the Gaza City district of Zeitoun . The zoo's animals, like the local people, have suffered as a result of the difficulties in Gaza and the zoo has featured often in reports by the international media. The zoo was badly damaged during the 2008-09 war . The zoo's stock, in addition to the two lions has included several eagles , some doves , some foxes , Egyptian Mongoose , some cats , dogs , ponies , wolves , geese , tortoises , turtles , deer , monkeys , chickens , pheasants , peacocks and a camel .

The Gaza Zoo was a leisure complex, series of public gardens, children's amusement park and zoo created by the government of Gaza in the spring of 2010 on government property that was formerly a garbage dump. It closed in 2016. There also is or was a small private zoo , known as Marah Land Zoo located off Salahadin Street in the Gaza City district of Zeitoun . The zoo's animals, like the local people, have suffered as a result of the difficulties in Gaza and the zoo has featured often in reports by the international media. The zoo was badly damaged during the 2008-09 war . The zoo's stock, in addition to the two lions has included several eagles , some doves , some foxes , Egyptian mongoose , some cats , dogs , ponies , wolves , geese , tortoises , turtles , deer , monkeys , chickens , pheasants , peacocks and a camel . "Bleak outlook for bombed Gaza Zoo" . 18 February 2009 .

The Gaza Zoo was a leisure complex, series of public gardens, children's amusement park and zoo created by the government of Gaza in the spring of 2010 on government property that was formerly a garbage dump. It closed in 2016. There also is or was a small private zoo , known as Marah Land Zoo located off Salahadin Street in the Gaza City district of Zeitoun . The zoo's animals, like the local people, have suffered as a result of the difficulties in Gaza and the zoo has featured often in reports by the international media. The zoo was badly damaged during the 2008-09 war . The zoo's stock, in addition to the two lions has included several eagles , some doves , some foxes , Egyptian mongoose , some cats , dogs , ponies , wolves , geese , tortoises , turtles , deer , monkeys , chickens , pheasants , peacocks and a camel . "Bleak outlook for bombed Gaza Zoo" . 18 February 2009 .