Katif
Katif was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip, about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of Deir al-Balah Camp.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Deir El Belah War Cemetery
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.
Kfar Darom
Ruins
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kfar Darom was a kibbutz and an Israeli settlement within the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip. Kfar Darom is situated 3 km southwest of Katif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Az-Zawayda and Al-Musaddar.
Az-Zawayda
Town
Az-Zawayda, also spelled Zawaida, is a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, in the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine. It is located about three kilometers northeast of the city of Deir al-Balah and just west of Maghazi refugee camp.
Al-Musaddar
Village
Al-Musaddar is a Palestinian village in the central Gaza Strip, part of the Deir al-Balah Governorate east of Deir al-Balah, south of the Maghazi refugee camp and west of the border with Israel.
Al Maghazi Refugee Camp
Suburb
Maghazi is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It was established in 1949. The camp is built on 559 dunums.
Katif
- Categories: Israeli settlement, Nahal settlement, abandoned village, and moshav
- Location: Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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