Abū ‘Arīf

Abū ‘Arīf is a locality in , . Abū ‘Arīf is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kfar Darom and Tel Katifa.

Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. is situated 3½ km west of Abū ‘Arīf.

Cemetery
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The Deir El Balah War Cemetery was established in March 1917. After the Armistice of Mudros ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in the First World War, some graves were relocated from nearby to the Deir El Balah War Cemetery. is situated 3 km northeast of Abū ‘Arīf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Deir el-Balah and Deir al-Balah Refugee Camp.

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 .

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.

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 2½ km east of Abū ‘Arīf.

Abū ‘Arīf

Latitude
31.4084° or 31° 24′ 30″ north
Longitude
34.35001° or 34° 21′ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8G3PC952+92
Geo­Names ID
8051609
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Abū ‘Arīf” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو عريف”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maqām al Khaḑir and Deir el-Balah refugee camp.

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