The Gaza City Mall is a three-story shopping mall in Gaza City.[1] It was the city's first indoor mall.[2] Owned by the Al-Hayat Tureed Company (or the Gaza Shopping Centre company),[3] the mall is located just west of Gaza City near Haidar Abdel Shafi Square.[4]

History

Construction began in August 2010 on the 3,000 square meter shopping complex housing a cinema, restaurants, and retail shops.[4] The grand opening was attended by the Labour Minister Abu Osama al-Kurd. Upon opening, the mall was two storeys high with no elevator.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Building Boom in Gaza’s Ruins Belies Misery That Remains", New York Times, 6/25/2011
  2. ↑ AP corrects Gaza's first mall, Camera.org, 22 February 2017
  3. 1 2 Donald Macintyre, As the Israeli blockade eases, Gaza goes shopping, Independent.co.uk, 26 July 2010
  4. 1 2 "Biggest Palestinian shopping mall being built in Gaza", Jerusalem Post, 5/24/2011

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