Rafah

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Rafah is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, located on the border with Egypt and known as a key crossing point and site of frequent conflict.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Rafah (Gaza Strip) 1
Rafah area 1
city of Rafah 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
populated place
administeredBy Hamas
surface form: Hamas de facto government in Gaza
airportStatus destroyed
borderControlOnEgyptSide Egyptian authorities
borderControlOnGazaSide Hamas
surface form: Hamas authorities
borderFunction main exit and entry point for Gaza residents to Egypt
borderInfrastructure fence and wall systems
climate hot semi-arid climate
conflictType frequent Israeli–Palestinian clashes
country State of Palestine
countryCallingCode +970
currentStatus under Israeli blockade of Gaza Strip
demonym Rafahi
governorateCapitalOf Rafah Governorate
governoratePopulationCenter largest city in Rafah Governorate
governorateType Palestinian governorate capital
hasAirport Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct, south of city)
surface form: Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct)
hasBorderCrossing Rafah Crossing
surface form: Rafah Border Crossing
historicalControl Mandatory Palestine
surface form: British Mandate of Palestine

Egyptian administration of Gaza
Israeli military occupation
Ottoman Empire
humanitarianRole key route for humanitarian aid into Gaza
knownFor key crossing point between Gaza Strip and Egypt
site of frequent conflict
tunnel smuggling activity
locatedIn Gaza Strip
Gaza Strip
surface form: southern Gaza Strip
locatedInRegion Levant region
surface form: Levant

Middle East
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea coast
surface form: Mediterranean coastal plain
locatedOnBorderWith Egypt
Israel
majorReligion Islam
nearbyCity El Arish
surface form: Al-Arish

Khan Yunis Governorate
surface form: Khan Yunis
partOf Rafah Governorate
primaryLanguage Arabic
securityIssue cross-border smuggling tunnels
military incursions
significantEvent 2023 Israel–Hamas war
surface form: 2023–2024 Israel–Hamas war

First Intifada
Second Intifada
strategicImportance controls southern access to Gaza Strip
subjectOf international diplomatic negotiations over border control
timezone Eastern European Time
timezoneDST Eastern European Summer Time

Referenced by (11)

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

this entity surface form: Rafah (Gaza Strip)
Gaza Strip containsCity Rafah
EUBAM Rafah locatedIn Rafah
Rafah Crossing locatedIn Rafah
El Arish locatedNear Rafah
this entity surface form: city of Rafah
Rafah Crossing namedAfter Rafah
this entity surface form: Rafah area