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Raphia may refer to: * ''Raphia'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * ''Raphia'' (plant), the genus of raffia palms * Raphia (town), the Ancient Greek name for Rafah, a town in Gaza * Battle of Raphia The Battle of Raphia, also known as the Battle of Gaza, was fought on 22 June 217 BC near modern Rafah between the forces of Ptolemy IV Philopator, king and pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt and Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid Empire during t ...

Raphia (moth)
''Raphia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It is the only genus under subfamily Raphiinae. They occur in southern Europe, temperate Asia, and North America. Species * ''Raphia aethiops'' * ''Raphia approximata'' * ''Raphia corax'' * ''Raphia frater'' Grote, 1864 * ''Raphia hybris'' Hübner, 1813 * ''Raphia illarioni'' * ''Raphia obsoleta Raphia may refer to: * ''Raphia'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * ''Raphia'' (plant), the genus of raffia palms * Raphia (town), the Ancient Greek name for Rafah, a town in Gaza * Battle of Raphia The Battle of Raphia, ...'' * '' Raphia peusteria'' Püngeler, 1907 References Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database Noctuidae Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Raphiinae-stub ...
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Raphia (plant)
Raffia palms (''Raphia'') are a genus of about twenty species of palms native to tropical regions of Africa, and especially Madagascar, with one species (''R. taedigera'') also occurring in Central and South America. ''R. taedigera'' is the source of raffia fibers, which are the veins of the leaves, and this species produces a fruit called "brazilia pods", "uxi nuts" or "uxi pods". They grow up to tall and are remarkable for their compound pinnate leaves, the longest in the plant kingdom; leaves of ''R. regalis'' up to long and wide are known. The plants are monocarpic, meaning that they flower once and then die after the seeds are mature. Some species have individual stems which die after fruiting, but have a root system which remains alive and sends up new stems which fruit. Cultivation and uses Fiber Raffia fiber is produced from the membrane on the underside of the leaf fronds. The membrane is taken off to create a long thin fiber, which can be rolled together for added ...
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Raphia (town)
Rafah ( ar, رفح, Rafaḥ) is a Palestinian city in the southern Gaza Strip. It is the district capital of the Rafah Governorate, located south of Gaza City. Rafah's population of 152,950 (2014) is overwhelmingly made up of former Palestinian refugees. When Israel withdrew from the Sinai in 1982, Rafah was split into a Gazan part and an Egyptian part, dividing families, separated by barbed-wire barriers. The core of the city was destroyed by Israel''Razing Rafah — Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip''
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