Middle East
UAE
Ras al Khaimah

Rafaq

Rafaq is the name of a settlement in in the , in the . It was visited in 2008 by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum as part of a tour of remote mountain communities by the Ruler of Dubai.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in United Arab Emirates
  • Also known as: “Rāfāq” and “Sha’biyyāt Rāfāq”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fashrah and Huwaylat.

Village
is a settlement in Ras Al Khaimah, . is situated 4 km west of Rafaq.

Village
is a settlement in , . A small village in the , it is the site of three Umm Al Nar period tombs. is situated 8 km west of Rafaq.

Village
Wadi Al Helo is a village in Sharjah in the . Wadi Al Helo lies on the Sharjah to Road, about 26 kilometres southwest of . is situated 9 km northwest of Rafaq.

Rafaq

Latitude
24.8756° or 24° 52′ 32″ north
Longitude
56.24567° or 56° 14′ 44″ east
Elevation
139 metres (456 feet)
Open location code
7HPRV6GW+67
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5712979578
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
291107
Wiki­data ID
Q7282405
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Rafaq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رافاق”
  • Dutch: “Rafaq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “رافاق”
  • French: “Rāfāq”
  • German: “Rāfāq”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rafaq”
  • Persian: “رافاق”
  • Spanish: “Rafaq”
  • Spanish: “Rāfāq”

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