Rafah.
Several places in Gaza.
Meaning & usage
Several places in Gaza. A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Governorate. Capital: Rafah.
Several places in Gaza. A metropolitan region in Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine, lying to the south of Khan Younus and to the north of Sinai, Egypt.
Several places in Gaza. A city, the capital of Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; lying next to the eponymous city in Egypt.
Several places in Gaza. A settlement, a refugee camp in the Rafah region, Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Refugee Camp, 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, border in Rafah city.
A city in Egypt and Gaza, Palestine, split by an international border, each half a city in their own right, as well.
Where this word comes from
From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw r:Z1-p-w-bH:mDAt-xAst
A female given name.
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