Wadi as-Salqa

Wadi as-Salqa is a Palestinian agricultural town in the , located south of . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the municipality had a population of 6,715 in 2017.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality with 4,550 residents
  • Description: town in Gaza Strip
  • Also known as: “Wādī as Salgā” and “Wadi as Salqa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kfar Darom and Tel Katifa.

Ruins
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was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the .

Ruins
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was a small Israeli settlement located in the northeast end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc of the , and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005.

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement located in the northeast corner of the Gush Katif and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005. It was under the jurisdiction of Hof Aza Regional Council. is situated 2½ km southwest of Wadi as-Salqa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir el-Balah and Al-Qarara.

Town
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Deir al-Balah is a city in the center of the , , and the administrative capital of the . It is located over 14 kilometers south of .

Town
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is a Palestinian town in the of the . It is located just north of and approximately 24 kilometres south of . is situated 2½ km south of Wadi as-Salqa.

Suburb
Deir al-Balah Camp is a Palestinian refugee camp in the of the southern , located one kilometer northwest of the center of city, of which it practically forms part. is situated 2½ km north of Wadi as-Salqa.

Wadi as-Salqa

Latitude
31.40048° or 31° 24′ 2″ north
Longitude
34.33754° or 34° 20′ 15″ east
Population
4,550
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8G3PC82Q+52
Geo­Names ID
6968055
Wiki­data ID
Q7959265
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Wadi as-Salqa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “وادي السلقا”
  • Asturian: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Catalan: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Cebuano: “Wādī as Salqā”
  • Dutch: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “وادى السلقا”
  • French: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • German: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Hebrew: “ואדי א-סלקא”
  • Indonesian: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Norwegian: “Wadi as-Salqa”
  • Persian: “وادی السلقا”
  • Polish: “Wadi as-Salka”
  • Russian: “Вади ас-Салька”
  • Thai: “วาดีอัสซัลกอ”

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Notable Places Nearby

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