Bene ‘Aẕmon
Bene ‘Aẕmon is a destroyed locality in Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip. Bene ‘Aẕmon is situated nearby to the destroyed locality Pe’at Sade, as well as near Gan Or.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bnei Atzmon and Bedolah.
Bnei Atzmon
Ruins
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Bnei Atzmon was an Israeli settlement previously in the Sinai Peninsula, later moved to the Gaza Strip before being destroyed in 2005.
Bedolah
Ruins
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Bedolah was an Israeli settlement and army base in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the southwest edge of the Gaza Strip. Home to 220 religious Jews, its inhabitants were evicted, its houses demolished, and its land surrendered to the Palestinian National Authority as part of Israel's disengagement of 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 Canada Camp and Al-Mawasi.
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 3 km south of Bene ‘Aẕmon.
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 4½ km north of Bene ‘Aẕmon.
Khan Yunis Camp
Suburb
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The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called Khan Yunis Camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Khan Yunis Governorate just west of the city of Khan Yunis and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern Gaza Strip. Khan Yunis Camp is situated 5 km northeast of Bene ‘Aẕmon.
Bene ‘Aẕmon
- Type: Destroyed locality
- Also known as: “Bene ‘Azmon” and “Mizpe ‘Azmona”
- Location: Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.31667° or 31° 19′ northLongitude
34.25° or 34° 15′ eastElevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
8G3P8782+M2GeoNames ID
281143
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