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Simsim, Gaza

Simsim, also spelled Semsem or Sumsum, was a Palestinian village, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza.

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Simsim, also spelled Semsem or Sumsum, was a Palestinian village, located 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) northeast of Gaza. It was depopulated and destroyed during the 1948 Palestine war as part of the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and the Nakba.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting to Simsim, Gaza

Airports
Ben Gurion (TLV), 56 km · El Arish (AAC), 93 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 132 km
  • Tel Aviv → Simsim, Gaza
    3338 km · quickest by air, 15h 34m · ₪2,080–3,220
  • Eilat → Simsim, Gaza
    3526 km · quickest by road, 77h 51m · ₪1,660–2,210
  • El Arish → Simsim, Gaza
    3330 km · quickest by air, 13h 27m · E£15,360–23,810
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Simsim, Gaza. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around
  • Get inThere are no ferries or cruises to Ashkelon, but you can bring your own boat into the marina.

From Wikivoyage: Ashkelon, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

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Next door to Simsim, Gaza

Simsim, Gaza is 15 km from Gaza, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.

  • Or HaNerhuman settlement1.2 km
  • Najd, Gazavillage in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine2 km
  • BurayrPalestinian village in Gaza subdistrict, depopulated in 19483 km
  • Ibimsettlement in Israel3.7 km