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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. In 2016, it had a population of 2,111, according to the [[Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics]]. The village has been heavily affected affected by the [[Sinai insurgency]], first taking in displaced persons fleeing [[Sheikh Zuweid]] and [[Rafah, Egypt|Rafah]], and then losing 22% of its male population in the [[2017 Sinai mosque attack]]. The major local industries are |
'''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. In 2016, it had a population of 2,111, according to the [[Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics]]. The village has been heavily affected affected by the [[Sinai insurgency]], first taking in displaced persons fleeing [[Sheikh Zuweid]] and [[Rafah, Egypt|Rafah]], and then losing 22% of its male population in the [[2017 Sinai mosque attack]]. The major local industries are a [[Sodium chloride|salt]] factory processing materials from nearby [[Salt evaporation pond|coastal salt works]] on a [[sabkha]] of [[Lake Bardawil]], and also 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://spgas-group.com/AlrodaE.html|title=<< Saad Eldin Group >>|website=spgas-group.com|access-date=2017-12-03}}</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 19:16, 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. In 2016, it had a population of 2,111, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. The village 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 a salt factory processing materials from nearby coastal salt works on a sabkha of Lake Bardawil, and also agriculture.[4][5][6]
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.
- ^ "<< Saad Eldin Group >>". spgas-group.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.
- ^ "nasrsalines-Sebika Salines". www.nasrsalines.com. Retrieved 2017-12-03.