Arḑ Rafaḩ

Arḑ Rafaḩ is a locality in , . Arḑ Rafaḩ is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rafah and Bnei Atzmon.

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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. is situated 2½ km southwest of Arḑ Rafaḩ.

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was an Israeli settlement previously in the , later moved to the before being destroyed in 2005. is situated 2½ km north of Arḑ Rafaḩ.

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was an Israeli settlement and army base in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the southwest edge of the . 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. is situated 3½ km north of Arḑ Rafaḩ.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canada Camp and Al-Mawasi.

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.

Village
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is a fertile area for agriculture in the . It is along the coast and has many sand dunes. is fourteen kilometers long and one kilometer wide, making up about 3% of the Gaza Strip. is situated 6 km north of Arḑ Rafaḩ.

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The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called , is a Palestinian refugee camp in the just west of the city of and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern . is situated 6 km northeast of Arḑ Rafaḩ.

Arḑ Rafaḩ

Latitude
31.29861° or 31° 17′ 55″ north
Longitude
34.26083° or 34° 15′ 39″ east
Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)
Open location code
8G3P77X6+C8
Geo­Names ID
281149
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