Beit Lahia

Beit Lahia () is a ceety locatit north o Jabalia, near Beit Hanoun an the 1949 Armistice Line wi Israel. Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau o Statistics, the ceety haed a population o 59,540 in mid-year 2006.Projected Mid -Year Population  for North Gaza Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics

History
The wird “Lahia” is Syriac an means “desert” or “fatigue”.  It is surroondit bi saund dunes, some rise tae  abuin sea level. The aurie is renouned for its  mony lairge sycamore fig trees. The ceety is kent for its fresh, sweet watter, berries an citrus trees. It haes an auncient hill an nearbi abandoned veelage ruins. A mihrab, or mosque alcove indicatin the direction o salaah (prayer), is aw that remains o an auncient mosque tae the wast o Beit Lahia datin tae the end o the Fatamid period an beginnin o the Ayyubid Dynasty o Saladin, an twa ither mosques datin tae the Ottoman period.Beit Lahaia  Municipality of Gaza.

References

Freemit airtins
Palestinian National Information Centre 

Category:Ceeties in Palestine
Category:North Gaza Govrenorate