Abū Rashwān

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gadid and Neve Dekalim.

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement and Moshav located in the middle of the Gush Katif settlement bloc whose residents were expelled in Israel's disengagement of 2005.

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement in the . Comprising a part of Gush Katif, it was founded in 1983, shortly after Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula to fulfill the Egypt–Israel peace treaty. is situated 3 km north of Abū Rashwān.

Ruins
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was an Israeli settlement and army base in the Gush Katif settlement bloc, located in the southwest edge of the . Home to 220 religious Jews, its inhabitants were evicted, its houses demolished, and its land surrendered to the Palestinian National Authority as part of Israel's disengagement of 2005. is situated 2½ km west of Abū Rashwān.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Khan Yunis Camp and Al-Mawasi.

Suburb
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The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called , is a Palestinian refugee camp in the just west of the city of and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern . is situated 2½ km north of Abū Rashwān.

Village
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is a fertile area for agriculture in the . It is along the coast and has many sand dunes. is fourteen kilometers long and one kilometer wide, making up about 3% of the Gaza Strip. is situated 3½ km northwest of Abū Rashwān.

Town
is a municipality in the , in the of the State of Palestine. The town is located 2 km east of the city of Khan Younis. As of 2017, had a population of 41,439 people. is situated 4 km east of Abū Rashwān.

Abū Rashwān

Latitude
31.3281° or 31° 19′ 41″ north
Longitude
34.2841° or 34° 17′ 3″ east
Elevation
47 metres (154 feet)
Open location code
8G3P87HM+6J
Geo­Names ID
8051632
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In Other Languages

“Abū Rashwān” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أبو رشوان”

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