Rafiah Yam

Rafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement in the that existed until 2005. Rafiah Yam has about 122 residents.
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  • Type: Locality with 122 residents
  • Description: former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip
  • Also known as: “Rafiaẖ Yam”

Places of Interest

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Ruins
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is a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the , . It is the capital of center in , and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt.

Places in the Area

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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.

Locality
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was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the with a population of about 2,500 people. was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War until that part of the Sinai was handed over to in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. is situated 6 km west of Rafiah Yam.

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 8 km southeast of Rafiah Yam.

Rafiah Yam

Latitude
31.28333° or 31° 17′ north
Longitude
34.23333° or 34° 14′ east
Population
122
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8G3P76MM+88
Geo­Names ID
281098
Wiki­data ID
Q425527
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Persian—“Rafiah Yam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رفياح يام”
  • Czech: “Rafiach Jam”
  • Dutch: “Rafiah Yam”
  • French: “Rafiah Yam”
  • Hebrew: “רפיח ים”
  • Persian: “رفیاح یام”

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