Auja al-Hafir (Arabic: عوجة الحفير, also Auja) was an ancient road junction close to water wells in the western Negev and eastern Sinai. It was the traditional...
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Auja may refer to: Auja al-Hafir, an ancient road junction in the Negev Desert on the border of modern Israel and Egypt Al-Awja, a village near Tikrit...
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The Raid on the Beersheba to Hafir el Auja railway took place on 23 May 1917 after the Second Battle of Gaza and before the Battle of Beersheba during...
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launching units at (north to south): Bir 'Asluj, al Mushrife and 'Auja. 'Auja, also known as 'Auja al-Hafir, was an administrative center built by the Ottoman...
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is strategically important. Located approximately 25 kilometres from Auja al-Hafir, and 45 kilometres southeast of El Arish, it was the site of major battles...
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On October 28, 1955, after a border incident with Egypt around the Auja al-Hafir demilitarized zone, Golani was tasked with leading Operation Volcano...
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city. It also gives its name to the Nitzana Border Crossing, formerly Auja al-Hafir. It was the site of Operation Volcano in 1955, an Israeli raid against...
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number of Palestinian leaders and sent them to a detention camp at Auja al-Hafir in the Negev desert. The Battle of Nur Shams on 21 June marked an escalation...
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gone to settle in Auja al-Hafir and had been living there for more than two years. The Bedouin made representation to return to el-Auja under United Nations...
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parentheses) Auja al-Hafir (Nessana) Beersheba al-Imara (Ofakim, Urim) al-Jammama (Ruhama) al-Khalasa Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat) Khirbat Futais (Al-Qadirat clan...
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