Rafah Crossing

Rafah Crossing is a border checkpoint in . Rafah Crossing is situated nearby to the security checkpoint , as well as near the government office .

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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 . is situated 350 metres northeast of Rafah 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. is situated 2 km east of Rafah Crossing.

Border checkpoint
Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0.
is a border crossing at the junction of two border sections: one between the and Israel, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. It is used by trucks carrying goods from Israel or Egypt to the Gaza Strip. is situated 3 km south of Rafah Crossing.

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 . is situated 2½ km northeast of Rafah Crossing.

Town
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is a largely destroyed and depopulated city in the southern , , that serves as the capital of the . It is located 30 kilometers south-west of . is situated 3 km north of Rafah Crossing.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the -- border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 231. is situated 3½ km southeast of Rafah Crossing.

Rafah Crossing

Latitude
31.24832° or 31° 14′ 54″ north
Longitude
34.25743° or 34° 15′ 27″ east
Open location code
8G3P67X4+8X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1266480503
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Rafah Crossing” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبر رفح البري”
  • Japanese: “ラファ検問所”

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