IN PICTURES: Gaza's archeological heritage
Published date: 14 April 2015 23:23 BST
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Last update: 9 years 7 months ago
Pottery dates back to the Roman and Canaanite era including statues of worship, which is held by the Ministry of Tourism (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Gamal Aboreidah, general director of tourism and antiquities in the Gaza Ministry of Tourism (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
A well from the Byzantine church at St Hilarion monastery in the northern Gaza Strip dates back to 444 A.D. (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
The eastern side of the site of the Tal Umm Amer site of the St Hilarion monastery in Gaza (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Corinthian-style capitals of marble columns, which were holding up the roof of the house of prayer in the church, located inside the monastery (MEE/ Mohammed Asad)
Baptism basin inside the St Hilarion monastery in the form of a Greek cross. The presence of this basin reflects the great importance in the monastery of St Hilarion during the Byzantine era (MEE/Mohammed Asafd)
The Pasha Palace, now housing a museum, dating back to the Mamluk era in the city Gzhokan. (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Al-Omari Mosque is the biggest and oldest in the Gaza Strip, located in the Gaza old city. It was named in honour of Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab and built in the 7th century on the site of a Byzantine church (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
Floor mosaic inside the monastery of St. Hilarion, Gaza (MEE/Mohammed Asaf)
Picture in the Pasha Palace Museum rooms (MEE/Mohammed Asaf)
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