Rafah

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɑːfə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹæfə/ === Etymology 1 === From Arabic رَفَح (rafaḥ), from Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian rpwḥw ==== Proper noun ==== Rafah Several places in Gaza. A governorate of Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; in full, Rafah Governorate. Capital: Rafah. 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. A city, the capital of Rafah governorate, Southern Gaza, Gaza Strip, Palestine; lying next to the eponymous city in Egypt. 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. Synonym: (in Antiquity) Raphia ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== 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 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Rafah (plural Rafahs) A female given name. === See also === === Anagrams === Farah