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16:Former airport in Gaza Strip, Palestine
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339:. Great Circle Mapper
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116:Coordinates
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343:10 January
337:"LLAZ.OLD"
323:References
294:Gush Katif
281:After the
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237:Khan Yunis
233:Gaza Strip
211:Gush Katif
129:34°17′41″E
126:31°22′03″N
98:Gaza Strip
84:Gush Katif
311:By 2014,
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168:Direction
272:RAF Gaza
175:Surface
90:Location
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198:Asphalt
172:Length
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59:Summary
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80:Serves
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64:Owner
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