Rafah, Gaza Strip

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:city
gptkbp:arabicName gptkb:رفح
gptkbp:areaCode 8
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:climate hot semi-arid (BSh)
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Rafah_refugee_camp
gptkbp:coordinates 31.2875°N 34.2572°E
gptkbp:elevation about 30 meters above sea level
gptkbp:founded ancient times
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Hamas_(de_facto)
gptkbp:hasAirport Yasser Arafat International Airport (defunct)
gptkbp:hasBorderCrossing gptkb:Rafah_Border_Crossing
gptkbp:historicalEvent site of 2023–2024 Israel–Hamas war fighting
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rafah, Gaza Strip
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Gaza_Strip
gptkb:Palestine
gptkb:Rafah_Governorate
gptkbp:mainIndustry agriculture
cross-border trade
gptkbp:mayor Ahmed al-Soufi (as of 2023)
gptkbp:notableFor tunnels between Gaza and Egypt
site of multiple conflicts
gptkbp:population roughly 250,000 (2023 est.)
gptkbp:postalCode P860
gptkbp:timezone EET (UTC+2)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_SAPPER
gptkb:Fathi_Shaqaqi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6