Rafah
E72679
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)
this entity surface form:
city of Rafah
this entity surface form:
Rafah area