Ofira

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Ofira (Hebrew: אופירה) was an Israeli settlement in the Sharm el-Sheikh area of the southern Sinai Peninsula, an Egyptian territory that was under Israeli rule from 1967 to 1982. Ofira was settled from 1969, and was meant to accommodate 500 families. An airfield was opened in 1976.

In the spring of 1982 Ofira was vacated as the Sinai was returned to Egypt pursuant to the Camp David Accords. Unlike Yamit, Ofira was not demolished and was populated by Egyptians.


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