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Rafah Governorate


Rafah Governorate
Governorate
Interactive map of Rafah Governorate
Palestine
Gaza Strip
Israel
Popular Forces
65 km2 (25 sq mi)
233,878
3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
PS-RFH

The Rafah Governorate (Arabic: محافظة رفح, romanizedMuḥāfaẓat 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 267,635 in mid-year 2022. It contains the closed down Yasser Arafat International Airport.

  • Al-Bayuk (al-Buyuk)

  • Al-Mawasi

  • Al Qarya as Suwaydiya

  • Rafah (seat)

  • Shokat as-Sufi

  • Rafah Camp

  • Tel al-Sultan (Tall as-Sultan)

  • "Projected Mid -Year Population for Rafah Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006". PCBS. 2006. Archived from the original on 20 May 2011.

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