Qishţah
Qishţah is a locality in Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip. Qishţah is situated nearby to the locality Al Barāzīl, as well as near the town Rafah.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rafah and Rafah Border Crossing.
Rafah
Ruins
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Rafah was a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip, Palestine. It was the capital of Rafah center in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt.
Rafah Border Crossing
Border checkpoint
Photo: Gigi Ibrahim, Public domain.
The Rafah Border Crossing or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine's Gaza Strip and Gaza's sole border point with a country other than Israel. Rafah Border Crossing is situated 3 km south of Qishţah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rafah and Rafah Refugee Camp.
Rafah
Town
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Rafah was a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, that served as the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It was located 30 kilometers south-west of Gaza City.
Rafah Refugee Camp
Suburb
Photo: DYKT Mohigan, CC BY 2.0.
Rafah Camp is one of eight Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip. It is located in the Rafah Governorate along the Gaza–Egypt border. It was established in 1949 and currently forms part of the city of Rafah.
Canada Camp
Locality
Canada Camp was a Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Sinai near Rafah, formed in 1972 and evacuated in 2000. The Camp was named after the Canadian contingent of the United Nations Emergency Force, which formerly had a camp at the location.
Qishţah
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Qishtah”
- Location: Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.27525° or 31° 16′ 31″ northLongitude
34.25036° or 34° 15′ 1″ eastElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
8G3P77G2+34GeoNames ID
8051674
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In Other Languages
“Qishţah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قشطة”
Localities in the Area
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