Omar Mukhtar Street
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Omar Mukhtar Street (Template:Langx) is the main street of Gaza City, in the State of Palestine, running from Palestine Square to the Port of Gaza in the Rimal district, separating the Old City's al-Daraj and Zaytoun quarters. Gaza's hotel strip is a part of Omar Mukhtar Street and most of Gaza's most important buildings are located along the street.[1] Built during World War I by Ottoman governor Jamal Pasha, the street was originally named after him. However, following the ouster of Ottoman forces from Palestine in 1917, Gaza's city council headed by Fahmi al-Husseini named the street after Omar Mukhtar, a Libyan revolutionary leader.[2][3]
The British Mandatory Palestine turned Omar Mukhtar Street into a main street in 1937, using the zoning plan of the urban planner, Henry Kendall.[4]
Important buildings
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- Great Mosque of Gaza
- Welayat Mosque
- Public Library of Gaza (destroyed by Israel in 2024)
- Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
- Gaza Municipal Hall
- Saint Porphryrius Church
- Gold Market (Souk ad-Dahab)
- Rashad Shawwa Cultural CentreTemplate:Fact
References
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- ↑ Lee, Risha Kim. Let's Go Incorporate pp.361-366.
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- ↑ Jacobs, Daniel (1998). Israel and the Palestinian territories Rough Guides, p.453.
- ↑ רנה הברון, מוחמד רוּשדי – משרתם של שני שלטונות, קתדרה 63, אפריל 1992, עמ' 107-98
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