Bîr el-‘Eshsha
Bîr el-‘Eshsha is a well in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Bîr el-‘Eshsha is situated nearby to the destroyed locality Rafah Yam, as well as near the locality Al Qaryah as Suwaydīyah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafah and Rafi’ah Yam.
Rafah
Ruins
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Rafah was 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 4 km southeast of Bîr el-‘Eshsha.
Rafi’ah Yam
Ruins
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Rafiah Yam was an Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip that existed until 2005.
Slav
Ruins
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Slav was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the south-west edge of the Gaza Strip that existed until 2005. Slav is situated 3½ km east of Bîr el-‘Eshsha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp and Canada Camp.
Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp
Suburb
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Tel al-Sultan or Tall as-Sultan is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate just north of Rafah city and Rafah Camp. Tel al-Sultan Refugee Camp is situated 3½ km east of Bîr el-‘Eshsha.
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 4 km southeast of Bîr el-‘Eshsha.
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 5 km southwest of Bîr el-‘Eshsha.
Bîr el-‘Eshsha
- Type: Well
- Also known as: “Bir el-`Eshsha”
- Category: body of water
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.31143° or 31° 18′ 41″ northLongitude
34.20575° or 34° 12′ 21″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8G3P8664+H7GeoNames ID
357711
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