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Iraq Suwaydan
Place in Gaza, Mandatory Palestine

Iraq Suwaydan

'Iraq Suwaydan was a Palestinian Arab village located 27 km (17 mi) northeast of Gaza City.

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It was captured by Israeli forces in Operation Yoav against the defending Egyptian Army during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The village infrastructure, with the exception of the police station built by the British Mandate authorities, was destroyed.

How locals move

Getting around Iraq Suwaydan the local way

  • 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. Last edited 2026-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Benno Rothenberg (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.