Omar Mukhtar Street

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Omar Mukhtar Street (Arabic: شارع عمر المختار) is Gaza City's main street, 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

Gaza's Central Library

References

  1. ^ Lee, Risha Kim. Let's Go Incorporate pp.361-366.
  2. ^ Sharon, Moshe (2009). "Handbook of oriental studies: Handbuch der Orientalistik. The Near and Middle East. Corpus inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP)" (Document). BRILL. p. 30. {{cite document}}: Unknown parameter |isbn= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |url= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Jacobs, Daniel (1998). Israel and the Palestinian territories Rough Guides, p.453.
  4. ^ רנה הברון, ‏מוחמד רוּשדי – משרתם של שני שלטונות, קתדרה 63, אפריל 1992, עמ' 107-98