Sheikh Radwan
الشيخ رضوان | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Shaykh Ridwan | |
  Sheikh Radwan Location in Gaza Strip | |
| Coordinates: 31°32′10.67″N 34°27′56.98″E / 31.5362972°N 34.4658278°E | |
| Country |  Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Sheikh Radwan (Arabic: الشيخ رضوان) is a district[1] of Gaza City located nearly 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains hundreds of graves for Palestinians killed in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict,[2] including Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, and Said Siam.[3]
- ^ Butt, 1995, p.9.
- ^ Jadallah, Ahmed. Sheikh Radwan Cemetery Reuters.
- ^ Haniyeh: World must back Goldstone's Gaza report. Ma'an News Agency. 2009-09-20.