Madinat al-Awda
Neighborhood in Gaza Governorate, Palestine
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Madinat al-Awda (Arabic: مَدينَة العودة) is a neighborhood of Gaza City, formerly a Palestinian village, which is located in the Gaza Governorate along the Mediterranean coast in between al-Shati Camp and al-Atatra. Its population in the 1997 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) census was 420,[1] rising to 590 in 2006.[2] It is administered by a local development committee under the Palestinian National Authority.[1] In 2022, after being integrated into Gaza City, the neighborhood had a population of 4,233.[3]
Madinat al-Awda | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | مَدينَة العودة |
| • Latin | Medinat el-Auda (official) |
 Interactive map of Madinat al-Awda | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′36″N 34°27′15″E | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza City |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 4,233 |
During the Gaza war, the neighborhood was occupied by the Israel Defense Forces.[4]
