Sufa ( he, סוּפָה, ''lit.'' Storm) was an
Israeli settlement and
kibbutz in
Sinai. Located two kilometres east of
Yamit
Yamit ( he, ימית) was an Israeli settlement in the northern part of the Sinai Peninsula with a population of about 2,500 people. Yamit was established during Israel's occupation of the peninsula from the end of the 1967 Six-Day War until th ...
, 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
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desert near the border with the
Gaza Strip
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.
Sufa was established in 1974 as a
Nahal settlement, its name derived from the severe
dust storm
A dust storm, also called a sandstorm, is a meteorological phenomenon common in arid and semi-arid regions. Dust storms arise when a gust front or other strong wind blows loose sand and dirt from a dry surface. Fine particles are transp ...
s which occurred in the area. On 17 January 1977 it was recognised as a kibbutz.
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Former Israeli settlements in Sinai
Former kibbutzim
Nahal settlements
Populated places established in 1974
1974 establishments in the Israeli Military Governorate