Rafah

Summary

Rafah is a city^[1]. Rafah has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Rafah is located in Rafah Governorate^[3].
• Rafah is in the country of Palestine^[4].
• Rafah's head of government is recorded as Issa Khalil al-Nashar^[5].
• Rafah is on the continent of Asia^[6].
• Rafah's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Rafah's instance of is recorded as border city^[8].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Egypt^[9].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Palestine^[10].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Khan Yunis^[11].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Al-Mawasi, Rafah^[12].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Tel al-Sultan refugee camp^[13].
• Rafah's maintained by is recorded as Palestinian Ministry of Interior^[14].
• Rafah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pesaro^[15].
• Rafah's postal code is recorded as P970 - P999^[16].
• Rafah is part of Rafah Governorate^[17].
• Rafah's Commons category is recorded as Rafah^[18].
• Rafah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[19].
• Rafah's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[20].
• Rafah's said to be the same as is recorded as Rafah Camp^[21].
• Rafah's local dialing code is recorded as 08 21X^[22].
• Rafah comprises Rafah Border Crossing^[23].
• Rafah comprises Rafah Camp^[24].
• Rafah's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.288611111111, 'lon': 34.251944444444}^[25].
• Rafah's significant event is recorded as 1956 Rafah massacre^[26].
• Rafah's significant event is recorded as Rafah offensive^[27].

Body

Geography

Rafah is in the country of Palestine^[4]. Rafah is located in Rafah Governorate^[3]. Rafah is on the continent of Asia^[6]. Rafah is part of Rafah Governorate^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Rafah sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+54'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+119895'}^[29], {'amount': '+123936'}^[30], {'amount': '+128150'}^[31], {'amount': '+132533'}^[32], {'amount': '+137385'}^[33], and {'amount': '+142427'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[7] and border city^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rafah include Rafah Governorate^[35], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[36], in Palestine^[37]; Rafah Border Crossing^[38], a border crossing^[39], in Egypt^[40]; Rafah Camp^[41], a refugee camp^[42], in Palestine^[43], founded in 1949^[44]; and All Eyes on Rafah^[45], a slogan^[46], founded in 2024^[47].

Why It Matters

Rafah has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Rafah is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Rafah include Rafah Governorate^[35], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[36], in Palestine^[37]; Rafah Border Crossing^[38], a border crossing^[39], in Egypt^[40]; Rafah Camp^[41], a refugee camp^[42], in Palestine^[43], founded in 1949^[44]; and All Eyes on Rafah^[45], a slogan^[46], founded in 2024^[47].