Sheikh Radwan

Sheikh Radwan
الشيخ رضوان
Neighborhood
Shaykh Ridwan
Sheikh Radwan is located in Gaza Strip
Sheikh Radwan
Sheikh Radwan
Location in Gaza Strip
Coordinates: 31°32′10.67″N 34°27′56.98″E / 31.5362972°N 34.4658278°E / 31.5362972; 34.4658278
Country Palestine
GovernorateGaza Governorate
CityGaza
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Sheikh Radwan (Arabic: الشيخ رضوان) is a district[1] of Gaza City located nearly 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains hundreds of graves for Palestinians killed in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict,[2] including Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, and Said Siam.[3]