Rafah

Summary

Rafah is a city^[1]. Rafah ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,440 views/month).^[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's video is recorded as ONU- 20 caminhões abastecidos com suprimentos essenciais chegam à Gaza.webm^[6].
• Rafah's image is recorded as An aerial view showing destruction in Rafah after Israeli forces withdrawal and as the ceasefire took hold, Gaza Strip.jpg^[7].
• Rafah's continent is recorded as Asia^[8].
• Rafah's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Rafah's instance of is recorded as border city^[10].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Egypt^[11].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Palestine^[12].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Khan Yunis^[13].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Al-Mawasi, Rafah^[14].
• Rafah's shares border with is recorded as Tel al-Sultan refugee camp^[15].
• Rafah's coat of arms image is recorded as Emblem of the Palestinian Rafah Municipal.png^[16].
• Rafah's maintained by is recorded as Palestinian Ministry of Interior^[17].
• Rafah's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pesaro^[18].
• Rafah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 264798548^[19].
• Rafah's GND ID is recorded as 4701020-4^[20].
• Rafah's locator map image is recorded as Gaza Strip Rafah Access and closure Jul 2018.png^[21].
• Rafah's locator map image is recorded as Abteilung für Kriegskarten- und Vermessungswesen, Sinai Halbinsel (FL35476308 2690761).jpg^[22].
• Rafah's locator map image is recorded as Rafah (FL165866638 5062341).jpg^[23].
• Rafah's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97080886^[24].
• Rafah's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 145473180^[25].
• Rafah's IdRef ID is recorded as 19062096X^[26].
• Rafah's postal code is recorded as P970 - P999^[27].

Body

Geography

Rafah is in the country of Palestine^[4]. Rafah is located in Rafah Governorate^[3]. Rafah's continent is recorded as Asia^[8]. Rafah's part of is recorded as Rafah Governorate^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Rafah's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+54'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+119895'}^[30], {'amount': '+123936'}^[31], {'amount': '+128150'}^[32], {'amount': '+132533'}^[33], {'amount': '+137385'}^[34], and {'amount': '+142427'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9] and border city^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rafah include Rafah Border Crossing^[36], a border crossing^[37], in Egypt^[38]; All Eyes on Rafah^[39], a slogan^[40], founded in 2024^[41]; Rafah Governorate^[42], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[43], in Palestine^[44]; and Rafah Camp^[45], a refugee camp^[46], in Palestine^[47], founded in 1949^[48].

Why It Matters

Rafah ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,440 views/month).^[2] Rafah has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] Rafah is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for Rafah include Rafah Border Crossing^[36], a border crossing^[37], in Egypt^[38]; All Eyes on Rafah^[39], a slogan^[40], founded in 2024^[41]; Rafah Governorate^[42], a governorate of the State of Palestine^[43], in Palestine^[44]; and Rafah Camp^[45], a refugee camp^[46], in Palestine^[47], founded in 1949^[48].