Rafah Governorate
Governorate of Palestine
Rafah Governorate
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Country | Palestine |
Governorate in Palestine
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The Rafah Governorate ( Arabic : محافظة رفح Muḥāfaẓat Rafaḥ ) is a Governorate of Palestine 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 .
Localities
- al-Bayuk
- al-Mawasi
- Rafah (capital)
- Shokat as-Sufi
Refugee camps
References
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- http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop16.aspx