Rafaḩ
in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt
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El Gora Airport (16 mi) - El Arish International Airport (28 mi)
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Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (29 mi) - Ben Gurion International Airport (63 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (66 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (68 mi)
- Ein Yahav Airfield (73 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (102 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (108 mi) -
Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (190 mi) -
Damascus International Airport (198 mi)
- Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 61 mi) - White City of Tel-Aviv -- the Modern Movement (Unesco heritage, 63 mi)
- Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Masada (Unesco heritage, 66 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 75 mi)
- Petra (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 100 mi)
- Sites of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot / Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.282 and 34.239 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 16' 55" and E 34° 14' 19"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - EGP
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 04:55 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:12 am and 6:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,4 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Egypt.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Egypt. Last Update: 2024-04-16 08:26:06
Explore Rafaḩ
Rafaḩ in North Sinai Governorate is located in Egypt about 197 mi (or 316 km) north-east of Cairo, the country's capital.
Local time in Rafaḩ is now 04:55 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Cairo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 11 airports in the wider vicinity of Rafaḩ, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Egypt is El Gora Airport in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km), South-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Caves of Maresha and Bet-Guvrin in the Judean Lowlands as a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves in Israel at a distance of 45 mi (or 72 km).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ash Shaykh Zuwayd, Gaza, Al -Arish, Beersheba and Ramla. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 25°C / 77 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 21°C / 70 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 45% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 8% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 17th of April 2024
31°C (88 °F)
28°C (82 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 18th of April 2024
24°C (76 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Few clouds, fresh breeze.
Friday, 19th of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
18°C (65 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.
Israeli bombing of Rafah, Gaza
Israel bombing Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip in an attempt to close the tunnels, This video was shot from inside Rafah, the first shot you can see the rocket coming in.
Tall as - Sultan, Rafah, Gaza Strip | workforhope.org
http://workforhope.org/ is the humanitarian meaning of the "cash for work" project that COOPI and ECHO led in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (Gaza strip and West Bank).
مصر العربية | معبر رفح .. حكاية انتظار ومعاناة لا تنتهي
ازدحم آلاف الفلسطينيين في صالة الانتظار بمعبر رفح البري على الحدود بين قطاع غزة ومصر، منذ ساعات فجر الاثنين...
Gaza smuglertunnel / Gaza smuggling tunnel
Bli med på en krypetur ned i Gazas smuglertunneler / Inside the Gaza smuggling tunnels.
By the streets of Khan Yunes - خان يونس
hear the noise of diesel generators in front of the shops while the grid is shut down.
modeling Wrestling Circuit 3d
محمد زعرب http://www.facebook.com/mohamed.zourob?ref=tn_tnmn صفحتي علي الفيس بوك http://www.facebook.com/mohammed.design قناتي http://www.youtube.com/user/zozomomo1234?...
modeling bus 3d
محمد زعرب http://www.facebook.com/mohamed.zourob?ref=tn_tnmn صفحتي علي الفيس بوك http://www.facebook.com/mohammed.design قناتي http://www.youtube.com/user/zozomomo1234?...
Children's education - Hamas style
This the the way to educate youngsters - Hamas style.
la guerre des singes sur gaza
Dix huitiéme jour, Ghaza toujours sous le feu du bombardement d'Israël, personne ne veut bouger le petit doigt...lâches!
شاهدة عيان تحت القصف المباشر في حي تل الهوى
شاهدة عيان تحت القصف في حي تل الهوى في إتصال مع الجزيرة تحت القصف المباشر مع عائلتها وعوائل أخرى من النساء...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Battle of Raphia
The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was a battle fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, king of Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom during the Syrian Wars. It was one of the largest battles of the Hellenistic kingdoms of the Diadochi and was waged to determine the sovereignty of Coele Syria.
Yasser Arafat International Airport
Yasser Arafat International Airport, formerly Gaza International Airport and Dahaniya International Airport, is located in the Gaza Strip, in between Rafah and Dahaniya, close to the Egyptian border. It is owned, and was operated, by the Palestinian Authority, and served as the home airport for Palestinian Airlines. The airport was able to handle 700,000 passengers per year and operated 24 hours and 364 days a year.
Rafah Governorate
The Rafah Governorate is a governorate of the Palestinian National Authority in the southernmost portion of the Gaza Strip. Its district capital or muhfaza is the city of Rafah located on the border with Egypt. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics the governorate had a population of 171,363 in mid-year 2006. It contains the closed down Yasser Arafat International Airport.
2008 breach of the Gaza–Egypt border
The breach of the Gaza-Egypt border began on 23 January 2008, after Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip set off an explosion near the Rafah Border Crossing, destroying part of the Israel and Egypt – Gaza Strip barrier. The United Nations estimates that as many as half the 1.5 million population of the Gaza Strip crossed the border into Egypt seeking food and supplies. Israeli police went on an increased alert due to fears that militants would acquire weapons in Egypt.
Canada Camp
Following Israel’s occupation of the Sinai in 1967, some 5,000 Palestinian refugees in Rafah were forced to relocate when their shelters were destroyed by the Israeli authorities during road widening and "security measures" of the early 1970s.
Rafah, Egypt
Rafah or Egyptian Rafah is an important city in North Sinai and Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza strip. It is the capital of Rafah Markaz in North Sinai Governorate, and is situated on the eastern Mediterranean coast of Egypt. In the Egyptian language of Ancient Egypt, the city was known as Rapia.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Rafaḩ.
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Gaza
- Al -Arish
- Beersheba
- Ramla
- Tel Aviv
- Jerusalem
- Karney Shomron
- Bi'r al `Abd
- Ghawr al Mazra`ah
- Jericho
- `Ayy
- At Tafilah
- Ar Rishah
- Al `Arid
- Fuqu`
- Al Mazar al Janubi
- Busayra
- Al Qasr
- Al Husayniyah
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Karak
- Ash Shawbak
- Al Mughayyir
- Ma`in
- Dhiban
- Petra
- Mulayh
- Al Faysaliyah
- Yarqa
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Er Rafa, Rifah, Rafa, Rafīah, Rafaa, Raphia, Rafaḩ, Rafaḩ al Mişrīyah, رفح
