Islamic Emirate of Rafah
Former unrecognized state in the Gaza Strip / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Islamic Emirate of Rafah was a short-lived unrecognized Islamic state located in Rafah. It was founded by Jund Ansar Allah when they declared independence in 2009, two years after the Hamas takeover of Gaza. It collapsed after the 2009 Battle of Rafah.
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Islamic Emirate of Rafah امارة رفح الاسلامية | |||||||||
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Status | Unrecognized independent state | ||||||||
Capital | Rafah (claimed) | ||||||||
Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
Ethnic groups | Palestinian Arabs | ||||||||
Religion | Salafi Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Rafahi | ||||||||
Government | Unitary Islamic emirate | ||||||||
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• 2009 | Abdel Latif Moussa | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
• Established | 14 August 2009 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 15 August 2009 | ||||||||
Currency | Israeli new shekel (de facto) | ||||||||
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