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Constructed around the middle of the twelfth century as a church by the Crusaders, the Great Mosque of Gaza, or...
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Listen to the audio version of this article featuring audio extracts of the poems mentioned in the text: Podcast Ep 33...
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If we take a 400 metre walk from the bustling Sultan Ahmed tram station – the gateway to the two...












