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Al-Andalusia mall

Coordinates: 31°31′00″N 34°27′00″E / 31.5167°N 34.4500°E / 31.5167; 34.4500
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Al-Andalusia mall (Arabic: الأندلسية مول) is a three-story shopping mall in Gaza City, Palestine.[1][2] It was the city's second indoor mall and opened in July 2011. The mall is located just west of Gaza City near Haidar Abdel Shafi Square.[3]

History

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The $4 million mall has 14 departments.[4][5][1] It was the city's second indoor mall and opened in July 2011.[5][1][6][2][3] Construction began in August 2010 on the 3,000 square meter shopping complex housing a cinema, restaurants, retail shops,[3] supermarket, and swimming pool.[4][5][1] At the time of its opening, it was the biggest mall in the Gaza Strip.[4]

Other shopping malls

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Gaza's first shopping mall, Gaza Mall, opened in July 2010.[7] Gaza's third and largest mall (as of 2017) is Capital Mall, which opened in 2017.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Resentment Toward Hamas Grows Among Gaza's Budding Middle Class". Haaretz. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. ^ a b c AP corrects Gaza's first mall, Camera.org, 22 February 2017
  3. ^ a b c "Biggest Palestinian shopping mall being built in Gaza". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  4. ^ a b c "Biggest mall in Gaza Strip opens its doors". gulfnews.com. 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  5. ^ a b c "Rise of middle class in Gaza fuels resentment". Deseret News. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  6. ^ "Building Boom in Gaza’s Ruins Belies Misery That Remains", New York Times, 6/25/2011 [1]
  7. ^ Donald Macintyre, As the Israeli blockade eases, Gaza goes shopping, Independent.co.uk, 26 July 2010
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31°31′00″N 34°27′00″E / 31.5167°N 34.4500°E / 31.5167; 34.4500