Auja al-Hafir

Auja al-Hafir was an ancient road junction close to water wells in the western and eastern . It was the traditional grazing land of the 'Azazme tribe.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Beersheba, Mandatory Palestine
  • Also known as: “Al ‘Awjā’”, “Aujā”, “Auja al Hafir”, “Auja al Khafir”, “El ‘Auja”, “El Audja”, “El Auja el Hafir”, “Nitsana”, and “Niẕẕana”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Nitzana Border Crossing.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Prince Roy, CC BY 2.0.
The , also called the Eliav Border Crossing, is an international border crossing between El Ouga in Egypt and Nitzana in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nitzanei Sinai and Nitsana.

Village
Photo: Shuki, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known as Kadesh Barnea, is a community settlement in the western desert in . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 949. is situated 3 km northeast of Auja al-Hafir.

Village
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.
Nitzana is an educational youth village and institutional settlement in southern . Located in the western desert, adjacent to the border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. is situated 4½ km east of Auja al-Hafir.

Village
Photo: Eladvs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a secular moshav in the western desert in . Located near Nitzana, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ramat HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 649. is situated 6 km northeast of Auja al-Hafir.

Auja al-Hafir

Latitude
30.88321° or 30° 52′ 60″ north
Longitude
34.37333° or 34° 22′ 24″ east
Elevation
252 metres (827 feet)
Open location code
8G2PV9MF+78
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11316399083
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
294016
Wiki­data ID
Q4821629
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Auja al-Hafir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عوجة الحفير”
  • Catalan: “Auja al-Hafir”
  • Catalan: “Auja”
  • Finnish: “Auja al-Hafir”
  • French: “Auja al-Hafir”
  • Hebrew: “נצנה”
  • Hebrew: “עוג’ה אל-חפיר”
  • Hebrew: “עוג’ה אלחפיר”
  • Hebrew: “תל-ניצנה”
  • Indonesian: “Auja al-Hafir”
  • Japanese: “アウジャ・アル・ハフィー”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Auja al-Hafir”
  • Persian: “عوجه الحفیر”
  • Polish: “Audża al-Hafir”
  • Polish: “Auja al-Hafir”
  • Urdu: “عوجہ الحفیر”

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