There are 166 archaeological sites in the Gaza Strip recorded in the Endangered Archaeology in the Middle East and North Africa database. [1]
Archaeological sites in Palestine have been administered by various organisations. The Department of Antiquities during the British Mandate in Palestine from 1920 to 1948; from 1948 to 1994 the administration of sites in the Gaza Strip was separate to those in the West Bank and were controlled first by Egypt and then by Israel from 1967. In 1994, the Palestinian Department of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage was established, [2] with a branch in the Gaza Strip. [3]
| Site name | Additional names | Image | Coordinates | Type | Cultural period | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Shehab | 31°31′40″N34°28′55″E / 31.5279°N 34.482°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [4] | |||
| Al Ahli Hospital | al-Ahli Arab Hospital | 31°30′17″N34°27′41″E / 31.5046°N 34.4614°E | Government/Administrative Building | Contemporary Islamic (MENA) | [5] | ||
| al Ghussein Mosque | 31°30′15″N34°27′54″E / 31.5042°N 34.4649°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [6] | |||
| Al Mathaf Archaeological Museum | 31°32′52″N34°27′25″E / 31.5478°N 34.4569°E | Unknown | Unknown | [7] | |||
| al Qissariya | 31°30′15″N34°27′51″E / 31.5041°N 34.4641°E | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [8] | ||||
| Al-Basha Palace, Dar Al-Sa'adah | 31°30′16″N34°27′58″E / 31.5045°N 34.4662°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [9] | |||
| Al-Qazmari Mosque | 31°30′04″N34°28′03″E / 31.5011°N 34.4675°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Contemporary Islamic | [10] | |||
| Al-Zaiton Cemetery | 31°30′24″N34°27′35″E / 31.5067°N 34.4596°E | Cemetery | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [11] | |||
| Ali Mirwan Mosque | Ibn Marwan Mosque | 31°30′15″N34°28′08″E / 31.5043°N 34.4689°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [12] | ||
| Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis | 31°32′55.4″N34°27′58.6″E / 31.548722°N 34.466278°E | Cemetery |
| Roman cemetery from the 1st and 2nd centuries | [13] | ||
| Anthedon |
| 31°32′48″N34°27′14″E / 31.5467°N 34.454°E | Port/Harbour |
| [14] | ||
| Aybaki Mosque |
| 31°30′30″N34°28′08″E / 31.5083°N 34.4688°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [15] | ||
| Bab al-Ascalon (east) | 31°30′23″N34°28′01″E / 31.5065°N 34.4669°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [16] | |||
| Bab al-Ascalon (west) | 31°30′30″N34°27′50″E / 31.5082°N 34.4638°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [17] | |||
| Bab al-Bahr | 31°30′16″N34°27′35″E / 31.5044°N 34.4596°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [18] | |||
| Bab al-Blakhiyah | 31°30′30″N34°27′43″E / 31.5083°N 34.4619°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [19] | |||
| Bab al-Darum | 31°30′06″N34°27′42″E / 31.5018°N 34.4618°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [20] | |||
| Bab al-Khalil | 31°30′12″N34°28′00″E / 31.5032°N 34.4668°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [21] | |||
| Bab al-Minas | 31°30′25″N34°27′38″E / 31.5069°N 34.4606°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [22] | |||
| Bab al-Muntar | 31°30′03″N34°27′48″E / 31.5007°N 34.4632°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [23] | |||
| Bab al-Sharif | 31°30′08″N34°27′58″E / 31.5022°N 34.4662°E | Gateway/Arch/Intersection | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [24] | |||
| Beit Hanun old town | 31°32′29″N34°32′10″E / 31.5414°N 34.5362°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [25] | |||
| Beit Lahiya old town | 31°32′58″N34°29′58″E / 31.5495°N 34.4994°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [26] | |||
| Deir el-Balah Bronze Age cemetery | 31°25′00″N34°21′06″E / 31.4167°N 34.3518°E |
| Bronze Age (Levant) | [27] | |||
| Deir el-Balah Old Town | 31°25′07″N34°20′57″E / 31.4185°N 34.3492°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [28] | |||
| El Ghazali Mosque | 31°30′04″N34°28′22″E / 31.501°N 34.4729°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [29] | |||
| El Hawashi Mosque | 31°29′58″N34°28′17″E / 31.4995°N 34.4714°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [30] | |||
| El Mahkanin Mosque, Jami el Mahkameh | 31°30′07″N34°28′08″E / 31.5019°N 34.4689°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [31] | |||
| el-Harbish | 31°29′46″N34°24′27″E / 31.496°N 34.4074°E |
| Unknown | [32] | |||
| el-Maghazi, Kh. Inseirat | 31°25′19″N34°23′17″E / 31.422°N 34.3881°E | Watchtower/Observation Post | Unknown | [33] | |||
| el-Muntar | 31°29′22″N34°28′22″E / 31.4895°N 34.4727°E |
| Unknown | [34] | |||
| en-Nusairat | 31°26′52″N34°23′02″E / 31.4479°N 34.3838°E |
| Unknown | [35] | |||
| er-Rusum | 31°29′46″N34°29′57″E / 31.496°N 34.4992°E | Production/Processing (Pottery) | Unknown | [36] | |||
| Es Sidre Mosque | 31°30′25″N34°28′13″E / 31.5069°N 34.4704°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [37] | |||
| Esh Sheik Othman Mosque | 31°30′10″N34°27′48″E / 31.5028°N 34.4634°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [38] | |||
| esh-Shatt | 31°32′18″N34°27′00″E / 31.5382°N 34.4501°E | Watchtower/Observation Post | Unknown | [39] | |||
| esh-Sheikh 'Abeid | 31°23′52″N34°21′46″E / 31.3977°N 34.3627°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [40] | |||
| esh-Sheikh 'Ajlin | 31°30′10″N34°24′54″E / 31.5027°N 34.415°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [41] | |||
| esh-Sheikh 'Aliya | 31°20′44″N34°19′14″E / 31.3456°N 34.3206°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [42] | |||
| esh-Sheikh 'Umri | 31°21′19″N34°19′56″E / 31.3552°N 34.3323°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [43] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Ahmad | 31°30′05″N34°25′05″E / 31.5014°N 34.418°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [44] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Duweir | 31°25′11″N34°21′14″E / 31.4198°N 34.354°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [45] | |||
| esh-Sheikh en-Nagiyah | 31°34′21″N34°29′52″E / 31.5726°N 34.4978°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [46] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Hasan | 31°31′51″N34°26′22″E / 31.5307°N 34.4394°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [47] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Mohammad el-Yamani | 31°24′45″N34°20′30″E / 31.4126°N 34.3418°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [48] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Nabhan | 31°25′34″N34°25′27″E / 31.426°N 34.4242°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [49] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Sa'd el-Ensar | 31°32′32″N34°30′45″E / 31.5421°N 34.5125°E | Building | Unknown | [50] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Sara | 31°19′13″N34°20′42″E / 31.3202°N 34.345°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [51] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Shubani | 31°27′15″N34°22′13″E / 31.4541°N 34.3704°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [52] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Sulaiman Rafah | 31°17′53″N34°14′32″E / 31.298°N 34.2421°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [53] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Umm en-Nasr | 31°33′00″N34°31′27″E / 31.5499°N 34.5241°E | Building | Unknown | [54] | |||
| esh-Sheikh Yusuf | 31°20′33″N34°19′25″E / 31.3424°N 34.3236°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [55] | |||
| esh-Sheikha Amina | 31°19′28″N34°21′09″E / 31.3244°N 34.3525°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [56] | |||
| Gaza City Walls | 31°30′30″N34°27′42″E / 31.5082°N 34.4618°E | Ramparts/Fortification/ Defensive Earthwork |
| [57] | |||
| Gaza Old City | 31°29′46″N34°27′59″E / 31.4961°N 34.4663°E |
|
| [58] | |||
| Great al-Umar Mosque, Temple of Marna | 31°30′15″N34°27′51″E / 31.5041°N 34.4641°E |
|
| [59] | |||
| Hakurat 'Abd el-Hamid | 31°28′33″N34°28′33″E / 31.4759°N 34.4758°E |
| Unknown | [60] | |||
| Hammam el-Ushabir | 31°30′12″N34°27′53″E / 31.5033°N 34.4647°E |
|
| [61] | |||
| Hamman al Samara | 31°30′13″N34°27′50″E / 31.5037°N 34.4638°E | Bath-house | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [62] | |||
| Ibn Othman Mosque | 31°30′00″N34°28′10″E / 31.5001°N 34.4694°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [63] | |||
| Jabaliya Byzantine Church | 31°31′31″N34°29′58″E / 31.5253°N 34.4994°E | Church/Chapel | Classical/Pre-Islamic (Levant) | [64] | |||
| Jabaliya old town | 31°31′35″N34°29′03″E / 31.5265°N 34.4841°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [65] | |||
| Jami esh Sham'ah | 31°30′06″N34°27′42″E / 31.5018°N 34.4618°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [66] | |||
| Jami Katig el Wilaya | 31°30′15″N34°27′44″E / 31.5041°N 34.4622°E | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [67] | ||||
| Jemia Well | 31°30′14″N34°28′08″E / 31.504°N 34.4689°E | Well | Unknown | [68] | |||
| Khan Abu Khadra | 31°30′21″N34°27′45″E / 31.5059°N 34.4624°E | Market/Commercial Unit | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [69] | |||
| Khan el Ma'arif | 31°30′23″N34°27′43″E / 31.5063°N 34.4619°E | Market/Commercial Unit | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [70] | |||
| Khan es Zeit | 31°30′13″N34°27′50″E / 31.5037°N 34.4638°E | Market/Commercial Unit | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [71] | |||
| Khan Yunus | 31°20′45″N34°18′39″E / 31.3457°N 34.3108°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [72] | |||
| Khirbet Abu Qashta | 31°15′41″N34°15′51″E / 31.2613°N 34.2642°E |
| Unknown | [73] | |||
| Khirbet Aslan | 31°33′00″N34°29′34″E / 31.55°N 34.4928°E |
| Unknown | [74] | |||
| Khirbet el-'Adas | 31°17′08″N34°16′31″E / 31.2856°N 34.2752°E |
| Unknown | [75] | |||
| Khirbet el-Bard | 31°16′51″N34°18′06″E / 31.2808°N 34.3016°E |
| Unknown | [76] | |||
| Khirbet el-Bureij | 31°26′44″N34°24′32″E / 31.4455°N 34.4088°E |
| Unknown | [77] | |||
| Khirbet el-Esra' | 31°14′48″N34°16′34″E / 31.2466°N 34.2762°E |
| Unknown | [78] | |||
| Khirbet en-Nuseira | 31°27′24″N34°26′32″E / 31.4567°N 34.4422°E |
| Unknown | [79] | |||
| Khirbet er-Rasm, el-Khirbeh | 31°26′12″N34°24′48″E / 31.4367°N 34.4133°E |
| Unknown | [80] | |||
| Khirbet es-Sawaqi | 31°31′25″N34°29′20″E / 31.5236°N 34.489°E |
| Unknown | [81] | |||
| Khirbet es-Sira | 31°26′51″N34°25′56″E / 31.4474°N 34.4321°E |
| Unknown | [82] | |||
| Khirbet esh-Shallouf | 31°27′59″N34°25′45″E / 31.4665°N 34.4293°E |
| Unknown | [83] | |||
| Khirbet Ikhza'a | 31°18′16″N34°21′24″E / 31.3044°N 34.3568°E |
|
| [84] | |||
| Khirbet Rafah | 31°17′54″N34°14′33″E / 31.2984°N 34.2426°E |
| Classical/Pre-Islamic (Levant) | [85] | |||
| Khirbet Souq Mazen | 31°21′52″N34°21′06″E / 31.3644°N 34.3517°E |
| Unknown | [86] | |||
| Khirbet Zeita | 31°33′07″N34°33′00″E / 31.552°N 34.55°E | Tell | Unknown | [87] | |||
| Latin Convent | 31°30′08″N34°27′52″E / 31.5021°N 34.4645°E | Monastic Complex |
| [88] | |||
| Maioumas | 31°31′49″N34°26′24″E / 31.5304°N 34.44°E |
|
| Includes the 6th-century Gaza synagogue | [89] | ||
| Maqam el-Khader | 31°25′07″N34°21′12″E / 31.4186°N 34.3534°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [90] | |||
| Maqam el-Khalili | 31°19′21″N34°20′50″E / 31.3225°N 34.3473°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [91] | |||
| Qa' el-Khirbeh | 31°18′53″N34°18′32″E / 31.3146°N 34.309°E |
| Unknown | [92] | |||
| Qalaat Barquq | 31°20′35″N34°18′12″E / 31.3431°N 34.3032°E | Fort/Fortress/Castle | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [93] | |||
| Qasr al-Saqqa | 31°30′02″N34°28′06″E / 31.5005°N 34.4682°E | House | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [94] | |||
| Rafah | 31°17′50″N34°14′35″E / 31.2972°N 34.243°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [95] | |||
| Rafia, Tell Zu'roub | 31°18′01″N34°14′13″E / 31.3004°N 34.237°E |
| Classical/Pre-Islamic (Levant) | [96] | |||
| Reyad al-Alami | 31°30′19″N34°27′54″E / 31.5053°N 34.4649°E | House | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [97] | |||
| Sabil Al-Rifaiya | 31°30′14″N34°27′58″E / 31.5038°N 34.4662°E | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [98] | ||||
| Saiyid el Bawdawi mosque | 31°30′26″N34°27′54″E / 31.5072°N 34.465°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [99] | |||
| Saqiyat el Qasr | 31°29′52″N34°26′47″E / 31.4979°N 34.4464°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [100] | |||
| Sayaid Hashim Mosque | 31°30′28″N34°27′47″E / 31.5079°N 34.4631°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [101] | |||
| Sayeda Ruqayya Mosque | 31°30′00″N34°28′13″E / 31.5°N 34.4703°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Classical/Pre-Islamic | [102] | |||
| Sheik Bashir | 31°30′21″N34°28′17″E / 31.5058°N 34.4715°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [103] | |||
| Sheik Kalid Mosque | 31°30′31″N34°27′44″E / 31.5086°N 34.4621°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [104] | |||
| Sheik Shaban Mosque | 31°30′24″N34°27′40″E / 31.5067°N 34.461°E |
| Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [105] | |||
| Sheik Zakari Mosque | 31°30′32″N34°27′39″E / 31.5088°N 34.4609°E | Mosque/Imam/Marabout | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [106] | |||
| St Porphyrius Orthodox Church | 31°30′14″N34°27′44″E / 31.5038°N 34.4622°E | Church/Chapel | Classical/Pre-Islamic (Levant) | [107] | |||
| Tareq bin Zayed Mosque | 31°29′33″N34°28′25″E / 31.4926°N 34.4735°E | Tomb/Grave/Burial | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [108] | |||
| Taur Ikhbeineh | 31°27′13″N34°24′51″E / 31.4537°N 34.4141°E | Tell | Chalcolithic (Levant) | A settlement inhabited in the 34th century BCE, providing evidence of interactions between Egyptians and Canaanites. [109] | [110] | ||
| Tell er-Ruqeish | Tell 'Akluk | 31°25′01″N34°19′37″E / 31.417°N 34.3269°E |
| Iron Age (Levant) | [111] | ||
| Tell Abu el-Hawa | 31°32′12″N34°26′42″E / 31.5366°N 34.4451°E | Tell | Unknown | [112] | |||
| Tell Ali Muntar | 31°29′26″N34°28′25″E / 31.4905°N 34.4735°E |
|
| [113] | |||
| Tell el-Ajjul |
| 31°27′59″N34°24′26″E / 31.4663°N 34.4073°E |
|
| [114] | ||
| Tell el-Burki | 31°31′40″N34°26′30″E / 31.5278°N 34.4417°E | Tell | Unknown | [115] | |||
| Tell el-Fajam | 31°20′22″N34°20′56″E / 31.3395°N 34.3489°E | Tell | Unknown | [116] | |||
| Tell el-Fukhari | 31°17′18″N34°19′19″E / 31.2882°N 34.3219°E | Tell | Unknown | [117] | |||
| Tell el-Harrash | 31°25′16″N34°19′58″E / 31.421°N 34.3328°E |
| Unknown | [118] | |||
| Tell el-Jenan | 31°21′42″N34°15′54″E / 31.3618°N 34.2651°E | Tell | Unknown | [119] | |||
| Tell el-Khirbeh | 31°32′47″N34°30′42″E / 31.5464°N 34.5116°E | Tell | Unknown | [120] | |||
| Tell el-Masabih | 31°18′13″N34°16′25″E / 31.3037°N 34.2737°E |
| Unknown | [121] | |||
| Tell el-Mukheimal | 31°18′05″N34°18′24″E / 31.3013°N 34.3068°E |
| Unknown | [122] | |||
| Tell el-Qatifa | 31°23′51″N34°18′19″E / 31.3976°N 34.3052°E |
| Bronze Age (Levant) | [123] | |||
| Tell es-Sakan | 31°28′35″N34°24′20″E / 31.4764°N 34.4055°E | Tell | Bronze Age (Levant) | The remains of two settlements: an Egyptian city (inhabited c. 3300–3000 BCE) succeeded by a Canaanite settlement (inhabited c. 2600–2250 BCE). [124] | [125] | ||
| Tell es-Sanam | 31°27′49″N34°23′03″E / 31.4636°N 34.3841°E | Tell | Iron Age (Levant) | A settlement and probable port suggested to have been the successor to Tell el-Ajjul. Late Bronze and Iron Age pottery has been recovered from the site. [126] [127] | [128] | ||
| Tell esh-Sheikh Radwan | 31°31′39″N34°27′28″E / 31.5274°N 34.4578°E |
| Unknown | [129] | |||
| Tell et Tineh | 31°30′10″N34°25′12″E / 31.5029°N 34.42°E | Tell | Bronze Age (Levant) | [130] | |||
| Tell et-Tin | 31°28′33″N34°25′00″E / 31.4758°N 34.4167°E | Tell | Bronze Age (Levant) | [131] | |||
| Tell eth-Thahab | 31°33′05″N34°30′06″E / 31.5515°N 34.5016°E | Tell | Unknown | [132] | |||
| Tell Haboula | 31°20′30″N34°20′55″E / 31.3418°N 34.3487°E |
| Unknown | [133] | |||
| Tell Nejid, Tell es Sanam | 31°27′49″N34°22′59″E / 31.4637°N 34.3831°E | Tell | Unknown | [134] | |||
| Tell Rafah | 31°19′24″N34°13′10″E / 31.3233°N 34.2194°E | Tell |
| [135] | |||
| Tell Ridan | 31°22′55″N34°17′13″E / 31.382°N 34.2869°E |
| Unknown | [136] | |||
| Tell Tin Fanis | 31°34′18″N34°30′44″E / 31.5716°N 34.5121°E | Tell | Unknown | [137] | |||
| Tell Umm 'Amer, The Monastery of Saint Hilarion | Umm et-Tut | 31°26′53″N34°21′59″E / 31.448°N 34.3664°E |
|
| [138] | ||
| Tulul el-Humr | 31°29′08″N34°24′59″E / 31.4856°N 34.4163°E | Tell | Unknown | [139] | |||
| Turbat esh Sheik Hyas | 31°30′01″N34°27′51″E / 31.5004°N 34.4641°E | Tomb/Grave/Burial | Islamic (Levant/Arabia) | [140] | |||
| Umm el-Hajar | 31°24′12″N34°19′21″E / 31.4033°N 34.3225°E |
| Unknown | [141] | |||
| Umm et Tell | 31°33′19″N34°29′43″E / 31.5552°N 34.4952°E | Tell | Unknown | [142] | |||
| Wadi Gaza | 31°27′53″N34°22′35″E / 31.4648°N 34.3763°E |
| Neolithic (Levant) | [143] | |||
| Zeita | 31°30′36″N34°29′46″E / 31.51°N 34.4962°E |
| Unknown | [144] |