Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ
Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ is a railway station in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ is situated nearby to the locality Canada Camp, as well as near the village Kerem Shalom.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rafah.
Rafah
Ruins
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Rafah is a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip, Palestine. It is the capital of Rafah center in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Rafah is situated 2½ km north of Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canada Camp and Kerem Shalom.
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 3 km north of Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ.
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 2024 it had a population of 231. Kerem Shalom is situated 6 km southeast of Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ.
Yamit
Locality
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Yamit was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people. Yamit was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Yamit is situated 7 km west of Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ.
Maḩaţţat Rafaḩ
- Type: Railway station
- Also known as: “Mahattat Rafah”, “Rafa”, “Rafa Station”, “Rafah”, “Rafaḩ”, and “Rafah Station”
- Category: transportation
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.26493° or 31° 15′ 54″ northLongitude
34.24076° or 34° 14′ 27″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8G3P767R+X8GeoNames ID
350348
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