Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’
Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’ is a mosque in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’ is situated nearby to the ruins Rafah, as well as near the locality Canada Camp.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rafah and Bnei Atzmon.
Rafah
Ruins
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Rafah is a city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip, Palestine. It is the capital of Rafah center in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. Rafah is situated 340 metres southeast of Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’.
Bnei Atzmon
Ruins
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Bnei Atzmon was an Israeli settlement previously in the Sinai Peninsula, later moved to the Gaza Strip before being destroyed in 2005. Bnei Atzmon is situated 4 km northeast of Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canada Camp and Yamit.
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.
Yamit
Locality
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Yamit was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people. Yamit was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War until that part of the Sinai was handed over to Egypt in April 1982, as part of the terms of the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty. Yamit is situated 7 km west of Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’.
Al-Mawasi
Village
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Al-Mawasi is a fertile area for agriculture in the Gaza Strip. It is along the coast and has many sand dunes. Al-Mawasi is fourteen kilometers long and one kilometer wide, making up about 3% of the Gaza Strip. Al-Mawasi is situated 8 km north of Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’.
Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’
- Type: Mosque
- Also known as: “Masjid Fatimah az Zahra‘”
- Category: religion
- Location: North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
31.28994° or 31° 17′ 24″ northLongitude
34.23388° or 34° 14′ 2″ eastElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
8G3P76QM+XHGeoNames ID
8623393
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In Other Languages
“Masjid Fāţimah az Zahrā’” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مسجد فاطمة الزهراء”
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