Rafah Crossing

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border checkpoint border crossing

Rafah Crossing is the main border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, serving as a critical gateway for the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Rafah Border Crossing 3
Gaza–Egypt border 1
Rafah Crossing Point 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf border checkpoint ⓘ
border crossing ⓘ
associatedWith Egypt–Gaza border security ⓘ
Gaza blockade ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
borderType land border crossing ⓘ
connects Egypt ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ
connectsCities Rafah (Egypt) ⓘ
Rafah ⓘ
surface form: Rafah (Gaza Strip)
controlsAccessTo Gaza Strip ⓘ
countryBorder Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: State of Palestine–Egypt border
hasFunction civilian border crossing ⓘ
movement of goods ⓘ
movement of people ⓘ
hasHumanitarianImportance key route for aid during conflicts in Gaza ⓘ
hasInfrastructure customs facilities ⓘ
passport control ⓘ
security checkpoints ⓘ
terminal buildings ⓘ
hasPoliticalStatus subject to Egyptian control on Egyptian side ⓘ
subject to Palestinian Authority or de facto Hamas control on Gaza side (depending on period) ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance primary outlet for Gaza not controlled directly by Israel ⓘ
isMainCrossingBetween Gaza Strip and Egypt ⓘ
isOnlyDirectCrossingBetween Gaza Strip and Egypt ⓘ
languageUsed Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Egypt ⓘ
Gaza Strip ⓘ
Rafah ⓘ
southern Gaza Strip ⓘ
namedAfter Rafah ⓘ
near Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
nearbyFacility Rafah refugee camp ⓘ
operatedBy Egyptian authorities on Egyptian side ⓘ
Palestinian Authority ⓘ
surface form: Palestinian authorities on Gaza side
partOf Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gaza–Egypt border
region Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Sinai Peninsula (Egyptian side)

Gaza Strip ⓘ
surface form: Southern Governorate of Gaza
regulates entry of Palestinians from Gaza into Egypt ⓘ
exit of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt ⓘ
export of goods from Gaza to Egypt ⓘ
import of goods from Egypt into Gaza ⓘ
subjectTo frequent closures ⓘ
restricted operating hours ⓘ
security agreements between Egypt, Israel, and Palestinian authorities ⓘ
usedBy Palestinian civilians ⓘ
humanitarian organizations ⓘ
usedFor humanitarian aid deliveries ⓘ
medical evacuations ⓘ
pilgrimage travel to Mecca ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EUBAM Rafah → areaServed → Rafah Crossing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rafah Crossing Point
this entity surface form: Rafah border crossing
this entity surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
Rafah Crossing → countryBorder → Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: State of Palestine–Egypt border
Gaza Strip → hasBorderCrossing → Rafah Crossing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
Rafah → hasBorderCrossing → Rafah Crossing ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
Rafah Crossing → partOf → Rafah Crossing self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gaza–Egypt border
Kerem Shalom Crossing → relatedTo → Rafah Crossing ⓘ