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Gaza (; , ; ), also referred to as
Gaza City, is a
Palestinian city in the
Gaza Strip, with a population of 515,556, making it the largest city in the
State of Palestine. Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC, Gaza has been dominated by several different peoples and empires throughout its history. The
Philistines made it a part of their
pentapolis after the
Ancient Egyptians had ruled it for nearly 350 years.