!!!Gaza Strip: Geography ||Location|Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Israel ||Geographic Coordinates|31 25 N, 34 20 E[{GoogleMap location='31.416666,34.333332' zoom='4'}] ||Land boundaries|''total: ''72 km\\''border countries: ''Egypt 13 km, Israel 59 km ||Coastline|40 km ||Elevation Extremes|''lowest point: ''Mediterranean Sea 0 m\\''highest point: ''Abu 'Awdah (Joz Abu 'Awdah) 105 m ||Highest Mountains| ||Terrain|flat to rolling, sand- and dune-covered coastal plain ||Natural Hazards|droughts ||Natural Resource|arable land, natural gas ||Land Use|''arable land: ''7.39%\\''permanent crops: ''10.96%\\''other: ''81.64% (2011) ||Climate|temperate, mild winters, dry and warm to hot summers ||Irrigated Land|240 sq km; note - includes West Bank (2003) ||Renewable Water Resources|NA ||Environment_CurrentIssues|desertification; salination of fresh water; sewage treatment; water-borne disease; soil degradation; depletion and contamination of underground water resources ||Environment - international agreements|NA ||Large Cities| ||Geography-note|strategic strip of land along Mideast-North African trade routes has experienced an incredibly turbulent history; the town of Gaza itself has been besieged countless times in its history