Gaza may refer to:

Places

Palestine

* Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea ** Gaza City, a city in the Gaza Strip ** Gaza Governorate, a governorate in the Gaza Strip

Lebanon

Ghazzeh Ghazzeh ( ar, غزة), is a village located in the Western Beqaa District of the Beqaa Governorate in Lebanon. History In 1838, Eli Smith noted it as Azzeh''; a village on the West side of the Beqaa Valley The Beqaa Valley ( ar, links=no, ...

, a village in the Western Beqaa District

United States

Gaza, Iowa Gaza is an unincorporated community in O'Brien County, Iowa, United States. Gaza is located at . History Gaza got its start in the year 1888, following construction of the Illinois Central Railroad through that territory. It was named after Gaz ...

, an unincorporated community * Gaza, a village in the town of

Sanbornton, New Hampshire Sanbornton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,026 at the 2020 census. It includes the villages of North Sanbornton and Gaza. History Located in the fork of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers, ...

* Little Gaza, an Arab-American ethnic enclave in Anaheim, California * Gaza Strip, colloquial name for

Anaheim Island, California Anaheim Island (also known as Anaheim West, Southwest Anaheim, and Garza Island) consists of several unincorporated neighborhoods located east of the city of Anaheim in Orange County, California, United States. Established between the 1910s an ...

, unincorporated area in Orange County, California

Australia

* Klemzig, South Australia, renamed ''Gaza'' from 1917 to 1935

Africa

* Gaza Empire, a former Nguni kingdom in southern Africa *

Gaza Province Gaza is a province of Mozambique. It has an area of 75,709 km2 and a population of 1,422,460 (2017 census), which is the least populous of all the provinces of Mozambique. Xai-Xai is the capital of the province. Inhambane Province is to t ...

, a province of Mozambique *

Gazaland Gazaland is the historical name for the region in southeast Africa, in modern-day Mozambique and Zimbabwe, which extends northward from the Komati River at Delagoa Bay in Mozambique's Maputo Province to the Pungwe River in central Mozambique. ...

, a region in southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe

History and society

Gaza people The Gaza were Nguni people who left what is now South Africa in the early 19th century and settled in Gazaland in what is now Southern Mozambique. An early leader was Soshangane Soshangana KaZikode (), born Soshangana Nxumalo, was the Founder ...

, a Nguni people in southern Africa *

Gaza (Battle honour) Gaza was a battle honour awarded to units of the British and Imperial Armies that took part in one or more of the following engagements in the Great War:T.F. MillPalestine 1917-1918(archive of Regiments.org page) *First Battle of Gaza, 26 Mar 1917 ...

, a British World War I award *

Gaza Thesis The Ghaza or Ghazi thesis (from ota, غزا, ''ġazā'', "holy war," or simply "raid") is a historical paradigm first formulated by Paul Wittek which has been used to interpret the nature of the Ottoman Empire during the earliest period of its ...

, a thesis used to explain the rise of the Ottoman Empire

Popular culture

Gaza (band) Gaza was an American metalcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah. Formed in 2004, they were signed to Black Market Activities and released one extended play and three full-length albums. They are known for their complex and heavy sound, as well ...

, a mathcore band from Salt Lake City, Utah * ''Gaza'' (film), a 2019 Irish documentary film about the Gaza strip in Palestine * Sektor Gaza, Russian punk rock band from Voronezh (1987–2000) * "Gaza", a 2012 song by progressive rock band Marillion * Gaza, warrior from Sol in the Sony PlayStation game, ''

Legend of Legaia is a turn-based role-playing video game. It is followed by '' Legaia 2: Duel Saga''. Gameplay The player selects a target during battle. Each character performs on the phase based on status. The player sees corresponding vertical strikes. Each d ...

'' * "Gaza", an episode of the television program ''The West Wing'' (season 5)

Science

* ''Gaza'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails

People

* Porphyry of Gaza (347–420), Bishop of Gaza 395–420 *

Choricius of Gaza Choricius of Gaza ( el, Χορίκιος) was a Gaza-based Greek sophist and rhetorician of Late Antiquity. With writings dating to the early sixth century, he flourished in the time of Anastasius I (AD 491–518) as a scholar and public orator. H ...

(c. 500), Greek sophist and rhetorician * Gaza Triad, three 6th Century Christian theologians from Gaza city **

Aeneas of Gaza Aeneas of Gaza (d. ''c.'' 518) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher and a convert to Christianity who flourished towards the end of the fifth century. In a dialogue entitled ''Theophrastus,'' he alludes to Hierocles of Alexandria as his teacher, and in ...

(d. 518), Neo-Platonic philosopher **

Procopius of Gaza Procopius of Gaza ( 465–528 AD) was a Christian sophist and rhetorician, one of the most important representatives of the famous school of his native place.Vikan, Gary, Alexander Kazhdan, and Zvi 'Uri Ma῾oz. "Gaza." In ''The Oxford Dictiona ...

(465–528), Christian sophist and rhetorician ** Zacharias Rhetor (d. before 553) * Dorotheus of Gaza (505–565), Christian abbot * Theodorus Gaza (1400–1475), Greek humanist * Nathan of Gaza (1643–1680), Jewish theologian