Islamic Emirate of Rafah
Islamic Emirate of Rafah إِمَارَةُ رَفَحُ ٱلْإِسْلَامِيَّةْ | |||||||||
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Location of Rafah in the Gaza Strip | |||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• 2009 | Abdel Latif Moussa | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 14 August 2009 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 15 August 2009 | ||||||||
| Currency | Israeli new shekel (de facto) | ||||||||
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The Islamic Emirate of Rafah (Arabic: إِمَارَةُ رَفَحُ ٱلْإِسْلَامِيَّةْ) 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.