Katif

Katif was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif bloc in the , about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of .
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  • Type: Locality with 394 residents
  • Description: former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip
  • Also known as: Nahal Qatif”, “Naḥal Qatif”, and “Nahal-Katif

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deir El Belah War Cemetery and Kfar Darom.

Cemetery
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The Deir El Balah War Cemetery was established in March 1917. After the Armistice of Mudros ended the Ottoman Empire's participation in the First World War, some graves were relocated from nearby to the Deir El Balah War Cemetery.

Ruins
was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the . is situated 3 km southwest of Katif.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Az-Zawayda and Al-Musaddar.

Town
, also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the , in the of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of and just west of Maghazi refugee camp.

Village
is a Palestinian village in the central , part of the east of , south of the Maghazi refugee camp and west of the border with .

Suburb
Maghazi is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the in the central . It was established in 1949. The camp is built on 559 dunums.

Katif

Latitude
31.42507° or 31° 25′ 30″ north
Longitude
34.3734° or 34° 22′ 24″ east
Population
394
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
8G3PC9GF+29
Geo­Names ID
281114
Wiki­data ID
Q785793
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Katif” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قطيف
  • Czech: Katif
  • Dutch: Katif
  • French: Katif
  • German: Katif
  • Hebrew: קטיף
  • Turkish: Katif

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