Sheikh Ijlin
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Sheikh Ijlin
الشيخ عجلين | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Sheikh Ajleen | |
 The neighbourhood in January 2025 | |
 Interactive map of Sheikh Ijlin | |
| Coordinates: 31°30′48.1″N 34°25′41.3″E / 31.513361°N 34.428139°E | |
| State | Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Sheikh Ijlin (Arabic: الشيخ عجلين[1]) is a neighborhood in southern Gaza City near the coastal road.[2]
On 18 November 2002, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) attacked the neighborhood, destroying the offices of the Preventive Security Force of the Palestinian National Authority.[3]
An internationally-backed sewage cleanup in 2022 saw Gaza's sewage treatment plants increase their operations, resulting in a reduction of waste entering the sea. This resulted in the Mediterranean Sea being clean enough to swim in and the neighborhood's beaches became popular in Gaza City.[4]
In December 2023 the New York Times reported that Israel had carried out necroviolence by razing six cemeteries in the Gaza Strip including that of Sheikh Ijlin.[5]
