Shuja'iyya

31°30′02″N 34°28′12″E / 31.50056°N 34.47000°E / 31.50056; 34.47000

Shuja'iyya (Arabic: الشجاعية), also Shejaiya, Shijaiyeh, Shujayya, Shuja'ia, Shuja'iya, is the southern quarter of Old City of Gaza, and the only quarter of the Old City located outside the historical city walls. It is one of the largest neighborhoods in Gaza, holding an estimated 92,000 residents in 2015, and over 115,000 by 2020. It is located east of Gaza's city center, and its nucleus is situated on a hill located across the main Salah al-Din Road that runs north–south throughout the Gaza Strip. Shuja-iyya is divided into four residential neighborhoods: Turukman, Al-Jadida, East Turukman, and East al-Jadida, and contains several ancient structures, mosques and tombs. The Commonwealth War Cemetery is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the commercial center of the neighborhood.