Abū ‘Awdah
Abū ‘Awdah is a locality in Gaza Strip, Palestine. Abū ‘Awdah is situated nearby to the tribal area ‘Arab aş Şūfīyīn, as well as near the village Kerem Shalom.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kerem Shalom border crossing and Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins.
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.
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. Rafah Border Crossing is situated 2½ km northwest of Abū ‘Awdah.
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 3½ km north of Abū ‘Awdah.
Holit
Village
Photo: Aviadbashari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holit is a kibbutz in the Hevel Shalom region of south-west Israel. Located near Nir Yitzhak, the kibbutz is under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 244. Holit is situated 5 km east of Abū ‘Awdah.
Abū ‘Awdah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Abu ‘Auda”, “Abu ‘Awdah”, and “Abu ‘Ode”
- Location: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.22722° or 31° 13′ 38″ northLongitude
34.27167° or 34° 16′ 18″ eastElevation
93 metres (305 feet)Open location code
8G3P67GC+VMGeoNames ID
281164
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