Shokat as-Sufi

Shokat as-Sufi is a Palestinian town under Israeli occupation in the southern , south of and adjacent to the inoperable .
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  • Type: Locality with 10,600 residents
  • Description: town in Gaza Strip within the State of Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al Shokat”, “Shawkat aş Şūfī”, “Shoket es Sufi”, and “Shukat as Sufi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerem Shalom and Holit.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the -- border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 231. is situated 3½ km south of Shokat as-Sufi.

Village
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is a kibbutz in the Hevel Shalom region of south-west . Located near , the kibbutz is under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024, it had a population of 223. is situated 5 km southeast of Shokat as-Sufi.

Locality
was a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern near , formed in 1972 and evacuated in 2000. The Camp was named after the Canadian contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force, which formerly had a camp at the location. is situated 5 km northwest of Shokat as-Sufi.

Shokat as-Sufi

Latitude
31.25997° or 31° 15′ 36″ north
Longitude
34.2826° or 34° 16′ 57″ east
Population
10,600
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
8G3P775M+X2
Geo­Names ID
281093
Wiki­data ID
Q59769
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Shokat as-Sufi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الشوكة”
  • Arabic: “شوكة الصوفي”
  • Arabic: “شوكه الصوفي”
  • Asturian: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Catalan: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Cebuano: “Shūkat aş Şūfī”
  • Central Kurdish: “شۆکەت ئەلسۆفی”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شوكة الصوفى”
  • French: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Hebrew: “שוכת א-סופי”
  • Hebrew: “שוקאט אס סופי”
  • Indonesian: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Norwegian: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Persian: “شوکت الصوفی”
  • Polish: “Szokat as-Sufi”
  • Russian: “Шокат ас-Суфи”
  • Slovenian: “Šokat as-Sufi”
  • Spanish: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Swedish: “Shokat as-Sufi”
  • Uzbek: “Shokat as-Soʻfiy”
  • Vietnamese: “Shokat as-Sufi”

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