Rafha

Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء, romanized: Rafḥāʼ) is a city and governorate in northern Saudi Arabia. It is part of the Northern Borders Province and is located near the border with Iraq. As of the 2022 census, it has a population of 84,536.

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Place details

Locality: رفحاء
Region: منطقة الحدود الشمالية
Country: السعودية
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Rafha Governorate
Settlement.native_name: محافظة رفحاء
Settlement.native_name_lang: ar
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Governorate
Settlement.image_map: Northern Borders Region - Rafha.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Rafha Governorate within the Northern Borders Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Saudi Arabia
Settlement.pushpin_image: Saudi Arabia location map.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Rafha within Saudi Arabia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northern Borders
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Badiyat al-Sham
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Seat
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Rafha City
Settlement.established_title: First settled