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: Village with 4,550 residents
  • Description: town in Gaza Strip
  • Also known as: “Wadi a-Salqa”, “Wādī as Salgā”, and “Wadi as Salqa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kissufim Crossing and Kfar Darom.

Border checkpoint
Kissufim is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . Located adjacent to the at an altitude of 92 m above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 356.

Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the .

Military installation
The is a demarcation line that has divided the in two since the October 2025 implementation of the Gaza peace plan intended to end the Gaza war. is situated 4 km northeast of Wadi as-Salqa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al-Qarara and Kissufim.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Palestinian town in the of the . It is located just north of and approximately 24 kilometres south of . is situated 3 km west of Wadi as-Salqa.

Village
Photo: Coolkof, Public domain.
is a kibbutz in the northwestern desert in . Located adjacent to the at an altitude of 92 m above sea level, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 356. is situated 3½ km east of Wadi as-Salqa.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the central , part of the east of , south of the Maghazi refugee camp and west of the border with . is situated 3½ km north of Wadi as-Salqa.

Wadi as-Salqa

Latitude
31.38336° or 31° 23′ 0″ north
Longitude
34.36497° or 34° 21′ 54″ east
Population
4,550
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
8G3P99M7+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8237029169
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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”
  • Korean: “와디 앗 살까”
  • 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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