Cities near Rafaḩ

Rafaḩ is a city of 126,305 inhabitants in Palestinian Territory. The most populous cities near Rafaḩ within 100 km are Gaza, Rishon LeTsiyyon, Ashdod. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

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Latitude: 31.2972° Longitude: 34.2436° Population: 126,305 Timezone: Asia/Gaza
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Nearby cities 68 cities found

Sorted by population, from largest to smallest. Distances are measured as the crow flies.

City Country Distance Population
Gaza Palestinian Territory 31.1 km 410,000
Rishon LeTsiyyon Israel 91.0 km 258,535
Ashdod Israel 67.2 km 226,838
Arīsh Egypt 46.2 km 199,243
H̱olon Israel 94.1 km 196,282
Beersheba Israel 52.3 km 186,600
Khān Yūnis Palestinian Territory 7.6 km 173,183
Jabālyā Palestinian Territory 34.2 km 168,568
Hebron Palestinian Territory 84.7 km 160,470
Reẖovot Israel 85.5 km 149,392
Ashkelon Israel 51.8 km 144,073
Bat Yam Israel 94.0 km 129,012
Bet Shemesh Israel 85.8 km 124,957
Jaffa Israel 96.6 km 100,000
Modi‘in Makkabbim Re‘ut Israel 98.7 km 93,277
Lod Israel 94.7 km 77,223
Ramla Israel 91.3 km 76,246
Kiryat Gat Israel 60.4 km 61,817
Dayr al Balaḩ Palestinian Territory 16.8 km 59,504
Bayt Lāhyā Palestinian Territory 36.6 km 56,919
Battir Palestinian Territory 94.1 km 56,746
Ness Ziona Israel 87.8 km 50,351
Yavné Israel 79.9 km 47,585
Rafaḩ Egypt 1.8 km 44,215
Netivot Israel 35.7 km 43,732
Yaţţā Palestinian Territory 82.5 km 41,425
Bayt Ḩānūn Palestinian Territory 38.3 km 37,392
Or Yehuda Israel 100.0 km 36,813
Dimona Israel 79.2 km 36,192
An Nuşayrāt Palestinian Territory 22.0 km 36,123
Al Burayj Palestinian Territory 21.9 km 34,951
Ofaqim Israel 35.8 km 34,666
Banī Suhaylā Palestinian Territory 9.2 km 31,272
Gedera Israel 76.8 km 30,798
Arad Israel 92.2 km 27,967
Be’er Ya‘aqov Israel 90.8 km 27,768
Sderot Israel 42.0 km 27,635
Az̧ Z̧āhirīyah Palestinian Territory 70.4 km 27,616
Ash Shaykh Zuwayd Egypt 15.5 km 26,713
Qiryat Mal’akhi Israel 67.6 km 25,362
Surif City Palestinian Territory 87.2 km 25,242
Gan Yavne Israel 70.0 km 23,869
H̱ura Israel 65.8 km 21,558
Kuseifa Israel 80.9 km 21,079
Ḩalḩūl Palestinian Territory 87.3 km 21,076
Dūrā Palestinian Territory 78.2 km 20,835
Tel Sheva‘ Israel 58.8 km 20,204
Banī Na‘īm Palestinian Territory 90.7 km 19,783
Rahat Israel 50.0 km 19,586
Al Qarārah Palestinian Territory 12.6 km 19,500
As Samū‘ Palestinian Territory 78.9 km 19,355
Idhnā Palestinian Territory 75.2 km 18,727
‘Abasān al Kabīrah Palestinian Territory 9.5 km 18,163
Sa‘īr Palestinian Territory 90.6 km 17,775
‘Ar‘ara BaNegev Israel 75.6 km 17,640
Az Zuwāydah Palestinian Territory 20.5 km 16,688
Shokat as-Sufi Palestinian Territory 5.7 km 15,000
Mazkeret Batya Israel 84.2 km 14,837
Tarqūmyā Palestinian Territory 79.2 km 14,202
Laqiyya Israel 58.5 km 14,075
Azor Israel 96.8 km 12,957
Bayt Ūmmar Palestinian Territory 89.3 km 12,238
Qiryat ‘Eqron Israel 83.3 km 11,001
Bayt Fajjār Palestinian Territory 93.8 km 10,579
Shūkat aş Şūfī Palestinian Territory 5.6 km 10,566
Segev Shalom Israel 57.7 km 10,362
Yeroẖam Israel 74.0 km 10,294
Efrata Palestinian Territory 94.6 km 10,088

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