Rafah
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Etymology 1 edit
From Arabic رَفَحْ (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw
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Proper noun edit
Rafah
- A several places in Gaza
- Ellipsis of Rafah Governorate.: A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant. Capital: Rafah.
- A metropolitan region in Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying to the south of Khan Younus and to the north of Sinai, Egypt.
- A city, the capital of Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant; lying next to the eponymous city in Egypt.
- Ellipsis of Rafah Refugee Camp.: A settlement, a refugee camp in the Rafah region, Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Israel, Levant, lying next to the eponymous city of Rafah.
- A city in North Sinai governate, Sinai, Egypt, lying next to the eponymous city in Gaza.
- Ellipsis of Rafah Crossing.: A border gate on the Egypt, — Gaza, Palestine, Israel, Levant, border in Rafah city.
- A city in Egypt and Gaza, Palestine, Israel, split by an international border, each half a city in their own right, as well.
- Synonym: (in Antiquity) Raphia
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Translations edit
governorate in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine
Further reading edit
- Rafah, Gaza on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rafah Camp on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rafah Governorate on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rafah Border Crossing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rafah, Egypt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2 edit
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Proper noun edit
Rafah (plural Rafahs)
- A female given name