Auja al-Hafir

Auja al-Hafir عوجة الحفير El Audja[1]
Coordinates: 30°52′27″N 34°26′13″E / 30.87417°N 34.43694°E / 30.87417; 34.43694
Geopolitical entity	Mandatory Palestine
Subdistrict	Beersheba
Date of depopulation	1967-06-10[4]
Population
• Total	48 (1,948)[2] + 3,500 'Azazme[3]
Cause(s) of depopulation	Military assault by Yishuv forces
Current Localities	Nessana

Auja al-Hafir (Arabic: عوجة الحفير, also Auja) was an ancient road junction close to water wells in the western Negev and eastern Sinai. It was the traditional grazing land of the 'Azazme tribe. The border crossing between Egypt and Ottoman/British Palestine, about 60 km (37 mi) south of Gaza, was situated there. Today it is the site of Nitzana and the Ktzi'ot prison in the Southern District of Israel.