Ofira
Sign in to saveOfira (; ) is a former Israeli settlement in the Sharm El Sheikh area of the southern Sinai Peninsula, an Egyptian territory that was under occupation from 1967 to 1982. Ofira was settled from 1969 and was meant to accommodate 500 families. An airfield was opened in 1968, today known as Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport.
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Ofira (; ) is a former Israeli settlement in the Sharm El Sheikh area of the southern Sinai Peninsula, an Egyptian territory that was under occupation from 1967 to 1982. Ofira was settled from 1969 and was meant to accommodate 500 families. An airfield was opened in 1968, today known as Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport.
It was named after the Biblical Ophir, an African land where gold was mined.