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Rafah Yam

Rafah Yam is a destroyed locality in , . Rafah Yam is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the destroyed locality .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Rafah and Rafi’ah Yam.

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

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Rafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement in the that existed until 2005.

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of the that existed until 2005. is situated 3 km northeast of Rafah Yam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canada Camp and Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp.

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.

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Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the just north of city and . is situated 2½ km east of Rafah Yam.

Suburb
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Rafah Camp is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the . It is located in the along the Gaza–Egypt border. It was established in 1949 and currently forms part of the city of . is situated 4 km southeast of Rafah Yam.

Rafah Yam

Latitude
31.3° or 31° 18′ north
Longitude
34.21667° or 34° 13′ east
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8G3P76X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
281099
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tel al-Sultan refugee camp and Tall Rafaḩ.

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