Jabalia

Jabalia an aa Jabalya () is a Palestinian ceety locatit 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) north o Gaza Ceety. It  is unner the jurisdiction o the North Gaza Govrenorate, in the Gaza Strip. Accordin tae the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia haed a population of 82,877 in mid-year 2006.Projected Mid -Year Population  for Gaza Govrenorate bi Locality 2004-2006 Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics The Jabalia refugee camp is adjacent tae the ceety tae the North.

History
A lairge cemetery datin tae the 8t century BC wis foond near Jabalia.  The wirkmanship indicates that the Christian community in Gaza wis still vera hintle in existence in the early Islamic era o rule in Palestine, an capable o airtistic achievements. The remains o the pavement spared bi the iconoclasts shaw depictions o wild gemme, birds an kintra scenes. The late datin o the mosaic pavement proves that the intervention o the iconoclasts, efter 750, is later than previously thocht an is associatit wi Abbasid conservatives.Humbert, Jean-Baptiste. The rivers of Paradise in the Byzantine Church near Jabaliyah - Gaza Studium Biblicum Franciscanum - Jerusalem. 16 December 2000.

While wirkin on the Salah ad-Din Road, laborers accidentally uncovered a monastery frae the Byzantine period. The steid wis excavatit bi the Palestinian Depairtment o Antiquities. Nou the stunnin Byzantine mosaics o the monastery are covered wi saund tae shield them frae erosion caused bi the direct impact o the winter rain.Jabalya Mosaic  Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People. p.6. 2004.

Jabalia wis kent for its fertile soil an citrus trees. The Mamluk ruler Alam al-Din Sanjar al-Jawli ruled the aurie in the 14t century an donatit land for the Omeri Mosque that anchors the veelage. Nae structures frae the auncient pairt o the mosque remain, except the portico an minaret. The rest o the mosque is o modren construction. The portico consists o three arcades supportit bi fower stane columns. The arcades hae pointit airches an the portico is covered bi crossin vaults.Travel in Gaza  MidEastTravelling.

In late 2006 it wis the scene o a mass protest against Israeli attacks when a lairge nummer o fowk formed a human shield tae pertect a hoose which wis aboot tae be demolished bi Israeli forces.

Residents celebratit in the streets efter prayers, urged on bi the imam ower the loudspeakers o the mosque, when news came o the August 2010 Wast Bank shuitin."Killing of Israeli Settlers Rattles Leaders, Isabel Kershner, Mark Lander,  August 31, 2010, New York Times.

Demographics
Jabalia haes a heicher than average rate o male pseudohermaphrodite births. A Canadian-Palestinian pediatrician an urologist named Jehad Abudaia said that inbreeding is the reason why pseudohermaphrodite births are relatively prevalent. Acause Gaza haes a lawer staundart o medical care than mony places in the Wastren warld, pseudohermaphrodite conditions aften go undetectit for years efter the births occur.Watson, Ivan. "Rare gender identity defect hits Gaza families." CNN. December 17, 2009. Retrieved on December 17, 2009.

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Jabalia is twinned wi the follaein:

  Groningen in Netherlands

References
Notes

Freemit airtins
UNRWA Jabalia

Category:Ceeties in Palestine
Category:North Gaza Govrenorate