‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn
‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn is a tribal area in Gaza Strip, Palestine. ‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn is situated nearby to the locality Abū ‘Awdah, as well as near the tribal area ‘Arab ar Rumaylāt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins and Rafah Border Crossing.
Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins
Ruins
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Yasser Arafat International Airport was an airport in the Gaza Strip. It was located between Rafah and Dahaniya, close to the Egyptian border. The facility was built as a result of the Oslo Accords and opened on 24 November 1998 as Gaza International Airport.
Rafah Border Crossing
Border checkpoint
Photo: Gigi Ibrahim, Public domain.
The Rafah Border Crossing or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip and Gaza's sole border point with a country other than Israel.
Kerem Shalom border crossing
Border checkpoint
Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0.
Kerem Shalom border crossing is a border crossing at the junction of two border sections: one between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. It is used by trucks carrying goods from Israel or Egypt to the Gaza Strip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kerem Shalom and Shokat as-Sufi.
Kerem Shalom
Village
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Kerem Shalom is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the triple Gaza Strip-Israel-Egypt border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 236.
Shokat as-Sufi
Village
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Shokat as-Sufi is a Palestinian town under Israeli occupation in the southern Gaza Strip, south of Rafah and adjacent to the inoperable Yasser Arafat International Airport. Shokat as-Sufi is situated 3 km northeast of ‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn.
Rafah
Town
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Rafah was a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, that served as the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It was located 30 kilometers south-west of Gaza City. Rafah is situated 4½ km north of ‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn.
‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn
- Type: Tribal area
- Also known as: “‘Arab as Sufiyin” and “‘Arab es Sufiyin”
- Location: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.23472° or 31° 14′ 5″ northLongitude
34.27° or 34° 16′ 12″ eastElevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
8G3P67MC+V2GeoNames ID
281150
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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