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'''Al-Rawda''' is a [[Subdivisions of Egypt|village in the markaz]] of [[Bir al-Abed]], in the [[North Sinai Governorate]] of Egypt. It is a center of the [[Jaririya]] Sufi order, with the majority of the population following it (though that might have changed with recent migration),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42154626|title=Who are Egypt's Sufi Muslims?|last=Tantawi|first=Ghada|date=2017-11-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-12-02|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/11/26/feature/politics/i-was-in-rawda/|title='I was in Rawda'|work=مدى مصر|access-date=2017-12-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/11/26/Sufis-well-rooted-in-Al-Rawda-but-is-there-an-all-out-war-on-them-.html|title=Sufis well-rooted in al-Rawda, but is there an all-out war on them?|website=english.alarabiya.net|language=en|access-date=2017-12-02}}</ref> and of the Sawarka tribe. The villages has been heavily affected affected by the Sinai insurgency, first taking in displaced persons fleeing [[Sheikh Zuweid]] and Rafah, and then losing 22% of its male population in the [[2017 Sinai mosque attack]]. The major local industries are salt |
'''Al-Rawda''' is a [[Subdivisions of Egypt|village in the markaz]] of [[Bir al-Abed]], in the [[North Sinai Governorate]] of Egypt. It is a center of the [[Jaririya]] Sufi order, with the majority of the population following it (though that might have changed with recent migration),<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-42154626|title=Who are Egypt's Sufi Muslims?|last=Tantawi|first=Ghada|date=2017-11-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-12-02|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.madamasr.com/en/2017/11/26/feature/politics/i-was-in-rawda/|title='I was in Rawda'|work=مدى مصر|access-date=2017-12-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/features/2017/11/26/Sufis-well-rooted-in-Al-Rawda-but-is-there-an-all-out-war-on-them-.html|title=Sufis well-rooted in al-Rawda, but is there an all-out war on them?|website=english.alarabiya.net|language=en|access-date=2017-12-02}}</ref> and of the Sawarka tribe. The villages has been heavily affected affected by the Sinai insurgency, first taking in displaced persons fleeing [[Sheikh Zuweid]] and Rafah, and then losing 22% of its male population in the [[2017 Sinai mosque attack]]. The major local industries are the nearby [[Salt evaporation pond|salt works]] operated by El Nasir Salines and agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/34075/Sinai%E2%80%99s-Al-Rawdah-loses-22-of-its-male-residents-in|title=Sinai’s Al-Rawdah loses 22% of its male residents in Friday attack - Egypt Today|website=www.egypttoday.com|access-date=2017-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasrsalines.com/Sebika-Salines.html|title=nasrsalines-Sebika Salines|website=www.nasrsalines.com|access-date=2017-12-03}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:37, 3 December 2017
Al-Rawda is a village in the markaz of Bir al-Abed, in the North Sinai Governorate of Egypt. It is a center of the Jaririya Sufi order, with the majority of the population following it (though that might have changed with recent migration),[1][2][3] and of the Sawarka tribe. The villages has been heavily affected affected by the Sinai insurgency, first taking in displaced persons fleeing Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, and then losing 22% of its male population in the 2017 Sinai mosque attack. The major local industries are the nearby salt works operated by El Nasir Salines and agriculture.[4][5]
References
- ^ Tantawi, Ghada (2017-11-28). "Who are Egypt's Sufi Muslims?". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "'I was in Rawda'". مدى مصر. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Sufis well-rooted in al-Rawda, but is there an all-out war on them?". english.alarabiya.net. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "Sinai's Al-Rawdah loses 22% of its male residents in Friday attack - Egypt Today". www.egypttoday.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
- ^ "nasrsalines-Sebika Salines". www.nasrsalines.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.