Wehda Street
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Wehda Street also spelled Wihda Street is a thoroughfare
Thoroughfare
A thoroughfare is a place of transportation intended to connect one location to another. Highways, roads, and trails are examples of thoroughfares used by a variety of general traffic. On land a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a rough trail to multi-lane highway with grade separated...

 that runs through central Gaza City, more or less parallel with Omar Mukhtar Street
Omar Mukhtar Street
Omar Mukhtar Street is Gaza City's main street, running from Palestine Square to the Port of Gaza in the Rimal district, separating the Old City's al-Daraj and Zaytoun quarters. Gaza's hotel strip is a part of Omar Mukhtar Street and most of Gaza's most important buildings are located along the...

. It branches off west of the main Salah ad-Din Road which runs north-south through the Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
thumb|Gaza city skylineThe Gaza Strip lies on the Eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Strip borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the south, east and north. It is about long, and between 6 and 12 kilometres wide, with a total area of...

 and opens into Nasser Street just before it ends at al-Shifa Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital
Al-Shifa Hospital is the largest medical complex and central hospital of Gaza, located in the district of North Rimal. The current director of the hospital is Khaled Hassan.-History:...

. Notable Gaza landmarks, namely Qasr al-Basha
Qasr al-Basha
Qasr al-Basha was formerly a large palace, and now a two-floored girl's school and museum, situated in the Old City of Gaza...

 and the Sayed Hashem Mosque are situated off Wehda Street.
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