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Shaykh ‘Ubayyid

Shaykh ‘Ubayyid is a tomb in , . Shaykh ‘Ubayyid is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near the village .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kfar Darom and Kissufim Crossing.

Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the . is situated 1 km northwest of Shaykh ‘Ubayyid.

Border checkpoint
Kissufim is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . Located adjacent to the at an altitude of 92 m above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 343. is situated 3 km south of Shaykh ‘Ubayyid.

Cemetery
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The Deir El Balah War Cemetery was established in March 1917. After the Armistice of Mudros ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in the First World War, some graves were relocated from nearby to the Deir El Balah War Cemetery. is situated 3½ km north of Shaykh ‘Ubayyid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadi as-Salqa and Al-Musaddar.

Village
is a Palestinian agricultural town in the , located south of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the municipality had a population of 6,715 in 2017.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the central , part of the east of , south of the Maghazi refugee camp and west of the border with .

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
Deir al-Balah is a city in the center of the , , and the administrative capital of the . It is located over 14 kilometers south of . is situated 2½ km northwest of Shaykh ‘Ubayyid.

Shaykh ‘Ubayyid

Latitude
31.39778° or 31° 23′ 52″ north
Longitude
34.36278° or 34° 21′ 46″ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8G3P99X7+44
Geo­Names ID
281075
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