Al Junaynah
Al Junaynah is a locality in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Al Junaynah is situated nearby to the town Rafah, as well as near the locality Khirbat al-Adas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafah and Rafah Border Crossing.
Rafah
Ruins
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Rafah was a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was the capital of Rafah center in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Rafah is situated 2½ km west of Al Junaynah.
Rafah Border Crossing
Border checkpoint
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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. Rafah Border Crossing is situated 3½ km south of Al Junaynah.
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. Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins is situated 4 km south of Al Junaynah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rafah and Rafah Refugee Camp.
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 Refugee Camp
Suburb
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Rafah Camp is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate along the Gaza–Egypt border. It was established in 1949 and currently forms part of the city of Rafah.
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 2½ km northwest of Al Junaynah.
Al Junaynah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “El Juneine”
- Location: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.27972° or 31° 16′ 47″ northLongitude
34.26361° or 34° 15′ 49″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
8G3P77H7+VCGeoNames ID
281156
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