Why is the Gaza strip where it is?

Answer 1

I'm not sure I catch the intent or core of the question. If the Gaza strip were located somewhere else, it might run the risk of being called Arizona, Rabat, or Timbuktu. The place where it's actually located is the one place on Earth where it was sure to be called the Gaza Strip.

Answer 2

Gaza is bordered by two countries whose governments consider the organization Hamas to be a militant organization intent on destabilizing the region, harming its civilian population, and incapable of long-term peace or negotiation. As a result, the Israelis and Egyptians have built a wall around the Gaza Strip to keep Hamas from overflowing into Israel and Egypt as best they can.

It is important to note that while the wall around the Gaza Strip is popular in Israel, it is not popular in Egypt and the Egyptian Army has gotten a lot flak for its maintenance of the wall and border patrols near Rafah (a Gazan City on the Egypt-Gaza Border).