In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “district of the palestinian city of gaza east of the city center”. Today it says “southern quarter of old city of gaza”.
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Shuja'iyya ( Arabic : الشجاعية ), also Shejaiya , Shijaiyeh , Shujayya , Shuja'ia , Shuja'iya , is the southern quarter of Old City of Gaza , and the only quarter of the Old City located outside the historical city walls. It is one of the largest neighborhoods in Gaza, once holding 92,000 to 100,000 residents. It is located east of Gaza's city center, and its nucleus is situated on a hill located across the main Salah al-Din Road that runs north–south throughout the Gaza Strip . Shuja'iyya contains several ancient structures, mosques and tombs. The Commonwealth War Cemetery is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the commercial center of the neighborhood. The old city of Gaza, where all the remnants of the ancient, medieval and early Ottoman city are found, is divided into four quarters, a few of which are subdivided. Three of these quarters (at-Tuffäh, ad-Daraj, and az-Zaytun) were within the walls of the ancient city. The southeastern quarter, as-Saja'iyyah, developed later than the others, mainly outside these walls… The four quarters of the city are as follows… The last Quarter in the southeast (generally east): Hãrat (or Flayy) as-Sajaiyyah… As mentioned, this quarter developed in the Middle Ages mainly outside the city walls… being built outside the wall, it had extensive possibilities to develop and become the largest quarter of the city, surpassing the Zaytun Quarter. The Sajaiyyah is subdivided into two parts: al-Judaydah (coll. Judeideh/Jdeideh) or Saja'iyyat al-Akrād (the Saja'iyyah of the Kurds) in the northeast, and at-Turkmän in the south. Shuja'iya Primary School for Girls .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Shuja'iyya ( also spelled Shijaiyeh , Shujayya , and Sajaiyeh ) is a district of the Palestinian city of Gaza east of the city center, situated on a hill, located across the main Salah ad-Din Road that runs north-south throughout the Gaza Strip . It boasts Gaza's largest market which specializes mostly in clothes and household goods. Midan Shuja'iyya ("Shuja'iyya Square") is located at the entrance of the neighborhood from the Old City. Omar Mukhtar Street starts in the district and ends in Rimal district. The city of Gaza Jerusalem Media and Communications Centre.
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Neighborhood in Gaza, Gaza Governorate, Palestine Shuja'iyya ( also Shejaiya , Shijaiyeh , Shujayya , Shuja'ia , Shuja'iya and Sajaiyeh ) is a neighborhood district of the Palestinian city of Gaza east of the city center, its nucleus situated on a hill, located across the main Salah al-Din Road that runs north-south throughout the Gaza Strip .It is one of the largest neighborhoods in Gaza, with around 100,000 residents.Shuja'iyya contains several ancient structures, mosques and tombs.The Commonwealth War Cemetery is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the commercial center of the neighborhood.Shuja'iya Primary School for Girls .
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Neighborhood in Gaza, Gaza Governorate, Palestine Shuja'iyya ( ), also Shejaiya , Shijaiyeh , Shujayya , Shuja'ia , Shuja'iya , is a neighborhood district of the Palestinian city of Gaza and one of the largest neighborhoods in Gaza with 92,000 to 100,000 residents.It is located east of Gaza's city center, and its nucleus is situated on a hill located across the main Salah al-Din Road that runs north-south throughout the Gaza Strip . Shuja'iyya contains several ancient structures, mosques and tombs. The Commonwealth War Cemetery is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the commercial center of the neighborhood. Shuja'iya Primary School for Girls .
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district of the palestinian city of gaza east of the city center
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southern quarter of old city of gaza
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