Shokat as-Sufi
in Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territory
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El Gora Airport (16 mi) -
Be'er Sheva (Teyman) Airport (26 mi) - El Arish International Airport (29 mi)
- Ben Gurion International Airport (63 mi)
- Bar Yehuda Airfield (65 mi)
- Sde Dov Airport (66 mi)
- Ein Yahav Airfield (70 mi)
- Ovda International Airport (99 mi)
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Queen Alia International Airport (106 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, 43 mi)
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Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Unesco heritage, 59 mi) - Masada (Unesco heritage, 63 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, 63 mi)
- Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Petra (Unesco heritage, 94 mi)
- Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) (Unesco heritage, 98 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)
- Miẕpé Shivta (observation point, (31 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 31.259 and 34.282 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 31° 15' 31" and E 34° 16' 56"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Shekel - ILS
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:00 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Asia/Gaza
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:00 am and 7:19 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: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Palestinian Territory.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Palestinian Territory. Last Update: 2024-04-26 08:02:42
Discover Shokat as-Sufi
Shokat as-Sufi in Gaza Strip is a town in Palestinian Territory about 3,113 mi (or 5,011 km) north-east of , the country's capital city.
Current time in Shokat as-Sufi is now 02:00 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Asia / Gaza with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 11 airports near Shokat as-Sufi, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest is airport we know is El Gora Airport in Egypt in a distance of 16 mi (or 26 km). 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 43 mi (or 69 km). The closest in Palestinian Territory is Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir in a distance of 59 mi (or 69 km), North-East. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Rafah, Ash Shaykh Zuwayd, Gaza, Al -Arish and Beersheba. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 73 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 62% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Overcast clouds |
Saturday, 27th of April 2024
21°C (70 °F)
19°C (67 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
20°C (67 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Broken 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.
Children's education - Hamas style
This the the way to educate youngsters - Hamas style.
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...
Shooting the Donkey (as Old Woman Hides Behind it) - Israel's Open-Fire Policy
http://www.palsolidarity.org http://farmingunderfire.blogspot.com/ Al Faraheen, East of Khan Younis, The Gaza Strip, 7th April 2009 Palestinian farmers and human rights workers from...
Gaza S.O.S غــــــزة تستصــــرخــكم 2009م
من طفل فلسطيني من غـزة الصامدة إلى ... شرفاء العالم حكماء العقلانية رفقاء الإنسانية هل رأيتم الديمقراطية...
THE NO SHOW
The league of international NO"s is making a statment for world peace.
The War Tapes: Egyptian guards shooting at Palestinian refugees in Rafah part 2
This is exclusive ISM Gaza Strip footage about the Egyptian complicity in the Gaza massacres. It was taken in the evening of 28th of December 2008 (the second day of the Israeli operation"Cast...
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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.
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.
2006 Hamas cross-border raid
The 2006 Hamas cross-border raid was a cross-border raid which was carried out on 25 June 2006 in which a Palestinian militant squad thought to consist of 7 to 8 militants managed to cross the border through an underground tunnel near the Kerem Shalom Crossing and attack Israel Defense Forces (IDF) military positions.
Kerem Shalom border crossing
Kerem Shalom border crossing is a border crossing on the Gaza Strip-Israel-Egypt border managed by the Israel Airports Authority.
August 2012 southern Israel cross-border attack
The August 2012 southern Israel cross-border attack occurred on 5 August 2012, when armed men ambushed an Egyptian military base in the Sinai Peninsula, killing 16 soldiers and stealing two armored cars, which they used to infiltrate into Israel. The attackers broke through the Kerem Shalom border crossing to Israel, where one of the vehicles exploded. They then engaged in a firefight with soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, during which six of the attackers were killed.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Shokat as-Sufi.
- Rafah
- Ash Shaykh Zuwayd
- Gaza
- Al -Arish
- Beersheba
- Ramla
- Tel Aviv
- Jerusalem
- Karney Shomron
- Ghawr al Mazra`ah
- Bi'r al `Abd
- Jericho
- `Ayy
- At Tafilah
- Ar Rishah
- Al `Arid
- Fuqu`
- Al Mazar al Janubi
- Busayra
- Al Husayniyah
- Al Qasr
- Ash Shunah al Janubiyah
- Karak
- Ash Shawbak
- Al Mughayyir
- Ma`in
- Petra
- Dhiban
- Mulayh
- Al Faysaliyah
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Shoka, Al Shuka
