Tall Rafaḩ
Tall Rafaḩ is a hill in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Tall Rafaḩ is situated nearby to the locality Al Qaryah as Suwaydīyah, as well as near the destroyed locality Pe’at Sade.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hill
- Description: hill in Gaza Strip, State of Palestine
- Also known as: “Tall Rafah”, “Tel Rafiaḥ”, and “Tell Rafaḥ”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafi’ah Yam and Slav.
Rafi’ah Yam
Ruins
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Rafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip that existed until 2005.
Slav
Ruins
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Slav was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of the Gaza Strip that existed until 2005.
Pe’at Sade
Ruins
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Pe'at Sadeh was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip that existed until 2005.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp and Canada Camp.
Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp
Suburb
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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 Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp. Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp is situated 2½ km southeast of Tall Rafaḩ.
Canada Camp
Locality
Canada Camp was a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Sinai near Rafah, 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. Canada Camp is situated 4 km southeast of Tall Rafaḩ.
Al-Mawasi
Village
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Al-Mawasi is a fertile area for agriculture in the Gaza Strip. It is along the coast and has many sand dunes. Al-Mawasi is fourteen kilometers long and one kilometer wide, making up about 3% of the Gaza Strip. Al-Mawasi is situated 5 km northeast of Tall Rafaḩ.
Tall Rafaḩ
- Category: landform
- Location: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Dutch—“Tall Rafaḩ” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “تل رفح”
- Cebuano: “Tall Rafaḩ”
- Dutch: “Tall Rafaḩ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Al Qaryah as Suwaydīyah and Pe’at Sade.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tel al-Sultan refugee camp and Al Mawāsī.
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