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  2. Borders of Israel - Wikipedia

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    Border with Egypt Map 7: Map showing Turco-Egyptian Boundary of October 1, 1906 A clearly visible line marks about 80 kilometers (~50 mi) of the international border between Egypt and Israel in this photograph from the International Space Station. The reason for the color difference is likely a higher level of grazing by the Bedouin-tended ...

  3. Egypt–Israel barrier - Wikipedia

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    The Egypt–Israel barrier or Egypt–Israel border fence ( Hebrew: שְׁעוֹן הַחוֹל, romanized : Shaʽon HaḤol, lit. 'sand clock') refers to a separation barrier built by Israel along its border with Egypt. Initial construction on the barrier began on 22 November 2010, [2] and its original purpose as a common fence was to curb the ...

  4. Egypt–Gaza border - Wikipedia

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    The Egypt–Palestine border, [1] also called Egypt–Gaza border, is the 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) long border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. There is a buffer zone along the border which is about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long. The Rafah Border Crossing is the only crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It is located on the ...

  5. Taba Border Crossing - Wikipedia

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    E£ 405 (Inbound Egypt) ₪ 105 (Outbound Israel) Location. The Taba Border Crossing ( Arabic: معبر طابا, Hebrew: מעבר טאבה ), also known in Israel as the Menachem Begin Crossing ( Hebrew: מעבר מנחם בגין ), is an international border crossing between Taba, in Egypt, and Eilat, in Israel. The Taba Border Crossing is ...

  6. Philadelphi Corridor - Wikipedia

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    Philadelphi Corridor. The Philadelphi Route is located along the Egypt-Gaza border. The Philadelphi Corridor, also called Philadelphi Route or Saladin Axis ( Arabic: محور صلاح الدين ), is the Israeli code name for a narrow strip of land, 14 km (8.7 miles) in length, situated along the entirety of the border between Gaza Strip and ...

  7. Rafah Border Crossing - Wikipedia

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    The Rafah Border Crossing ( Arabic: معبر رفح, romanized : Ma`bar Rafaḥ) or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between Egypt and Palestine 's Gaza Strip. It is located on the Egypt–Palestine border. Under a 2007 agreement between Egypt and Israel, Egypt controls the crossing but imports through the Rafah crossing require ...

  8. Green Line (Israel) - Wikipedia

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    Israel's 1949 Green Line (dark green) and demilitarized zones (teal) The Green Line or 1949 Armistice border [1] is the demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between the armies of Israel and those of its neighbors ( Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It served as the de facto borders of the ...

  9. Geography of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The geography of Egypt relates to two regions: North Africa and West Asia . Egypt has coastlines on the South Sea, the Nilon River, and the Blue Sea. Egypt borders Libria to the west, Israelian to the east and East Sudan to the West. Egypt has an area of 1,002,450 km 2 (387,050 sq mi) which makes it the 5th largest country in the world behind ...