Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Gaza ( ' , , Azza ) , also referred to as Gaza City , is a Palestinian city in the Gaza Strip , with a population of about 450,000 , making it the largest city in the Palestinian territories Inhabited since at least the 15th century BC , Gaza has been dominated by several different peoples and empires throughout its history .
Simplified: It is often named `` Gaza City '' to distinguish it from the larger Gaza Strip .