Sufa, Sinai

Former Israeli settlement in Sinai, Egypt

Sufa (Hebrew: סוּפָה, lit. Storm) was an Israeli settlement and kibbutz in Sinai. Located two kilometres east of Yamit, it was evacuated as part of the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty in 1982. Its former residents established a new kibbutz by the same name in the north-western Negev desert near the border with the Gaza Strip.

Sufa was established in 1974 as a Nahal settlement, its name derived from the severe dust storms which occurred in the area. On 17 January 1977 it was recognised as a kibbutz.

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Former Israeli settlements in the Sinai Peninsula
Yamit region
  • Avshalom
  • Dikla
  • Holit
  • Netiv HaAsara
  • Sufa
  • Talmei Yosef
  • Yamit
  • Pri'el
Gulf of Aqaba

31°14′11″N 34°11′22″E / 31.23639°N 34.18944°E / 31.23639; 34.18944