Zaytun Quarter
Zeitoun
الزيتون | |
|---|---|
Neighborhood | |
| Zaitoun | |
| Coordinates: 31°29′28.28″N 34°26′38.8″E / 31.4911889°N 34.444111°E | |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Gaza Governorate |
| City | Gaza |
| Government | |
| • Control | Hamas |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
Al-Zaytun (also spelled Zeitoun or Harat az-Zaytoun; Arabic: الزيتون; Arabic translation: "the Quarter of Olive trees") is the southwestern and largest quarter of the Old City of Gaza. Prior to the demolition of the Old City's walls, it was one of the three walled quarters of Gaza's Old City, the other two being al-Tuffah in the northeast and al-Daraj in the northwest. Omar Mukhtar Street, Gaza City's main thoroughfare, separates al-Zaytun from al-Daraj.