Rimal

Rimal
حي الرمال
Neighborhood
Remal
Panorama view of Rimal, 2018
Rimal
Location in Gaza Strip
Coordinates: 31°31′12″N 34°26′35″E / 31.52000°N 34.44306°E / 31.52000; 34.44306
Grid position097/103 PAL
Country Palestine
GovernorateGaza Governorate
CityGaza
Government
  Control Hamas
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)+3

Rimal or Remal (Arabic: حي الرمال, lit.'sands') is a neighborhood in Gaza City located three kilometers (two miles) from the city center. Situated along the coastline, it was considered the most prosperous neighborhood of Gaza. The main street that runs through Gaza, Omar Mukhtar Street, runs northwest–southeast in the district and the main coastal road, Ahmad Orabi/Rasheed Street, northeast-southwest. Rimal is divided into the city districts of southern Rimal and northern Rimal. The neighborhood is the site of multiple government ministries and has been severely damaged during the ongoing Gaza war.