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Rafah Governorate

Shokat as-Sufi

Shokat as-Sufi is a locality in , and has about 15,000 residents. Shokat as-Sufi is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the tribal area .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins and Rafah Border Crossing.

Ruins
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Yasser Arafat International Airport was an in the . It was located between and Dahaniya, close to the border. The facility was built as a result of the Oslo Accords and opened on 24 November 1998 as Gaza International Airport.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Gigi Ibrahim, Public domain.
The or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between and 's and Gaza's sole border point with a country other than .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shokat as-Sufi and Rafah.

Village
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is a Palestinian town under Israeli occupation in the southern , south of and adjacent to the inoperable .

Town
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was a city in the southern , , that served as the capital of the . It was located 30 kilometers south-west of . is situated 3 km northwest of Shokat as-Sufi.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the eastern located in the southern . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 5,648 in 2006. is situated 3½ km northeast of Shokat as-Sufi.

Shokat as-Sufi

Latitude
31.25864° or 31° 15′ 31″ north
Longitude
34.28244° or 34° 16′ 57″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
90 metres (295 feet)
Open location code
8G3P775J+FX
Geo­Names ID
7870523
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