Rafah Governorate

Rafah ( ) is a largely destroyed and depopulated city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, that served as the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. Due to the Gaza war, about 1.4 million people from Gaza City and Khan Yunis, about 70% of Gaza's population, were displaced to Rafah, as of February 2024. By April 2025, most of the city was destroyed by means of systematic razing by the Israeli military and the remains fell under Israeli control.

governorate of the Palestinian National Authority

closed airport in the Gaza Strip

neighborhood in Rafah, Rafah Governorate, Gaza Strip

International border crossing between Israel, Gaza Strip and Egypt

town in Gaza Strip within the State of Palestine

refugee camp in Rafah Governorate

refugee camp in Rafah Governorate

Al-Bayuk (, also spelled al-Buyuk) is a Palestinian village in the eastern Rafah Governorate located in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), it had a population of 5,648 in 2006. The village has become the de facto capital of the Palestinian anti-Hamas armed group the Popular Forces backed by Israel.

municipality type D in Rafah, State of Palestine