Gaza City Mall

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The Gaza City Mall is a three-story shopping mall in Gaza City.[1] It was the city's first indoor mall.[2]

Owned by the Al-Hayat Tureed Company (or the Gaza Shopping Centre company),[3] the mall is located just west of Gaza City near Haidar Abdel Shafi Square.[4]

History[]

Construction began in August 2010 on the 3,000 square meter shopping complex housing a cinema, restaurants, and retail shops.[5]

The grand opening was attended by the Labour Minister Abu Osama al-Kurd. Upon opening, the mall was 2-storey high with no elevator.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Building Boom in Gaza’s Ruins Belies Misery That Remains", New York Times, 6/25/2011 [1]
  2. ^ AP corrects Gaza's first mall, Camera.org, 22 Fevruary 2017
  3. ^ a b Donald Macintyre, As the Israeli blockade eases, Gaza goes shopping, Independent.co.uk, 26 July 2010
  4. ^ "Biggest Palestinian shopping mall being built in Gaza", Jerusalem Post, 5/24/2011 [2]
  5. ^ "Biggest Palestinian shopping mall being built in Gaza", Jerusalem Post, 5/24/2011 [3]

Coordinates: 31°31′00″N 34°27′00″E / 31.5167°N 34.4500°E / 31.5167; 34.4500


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