Erez

Erez is a kibbutz in southwestern . Located just 1 kilometre north of the , it is the namesake of the nearby . The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950.
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  • Type: Village with 662 residents
  • Description: kibbutz in Israel
  • Also known as: “Dimra” and “Dimrah”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Erez Crossing and Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery.

Building
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The , also known as the Beit Hanoun Crossing, is a border crossing between the and . It is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip, between the Israeli kibbutz of Erez and the Palestinian city of .

Cemetery
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Ruins
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was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the in a mini-settlement bloc including and . While was under the municipal authority of the Hof Aza Regional Council it was not physically in the Gush Katif bloc where the bulk of the 'Gush Katif' settlements were located. is situated 3½ km west of Erez.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaAsara and Yad Mordechai.

Village
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is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-west , just at the northern border with the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. is situated 3 km northwest of Erez.

Village
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is a kibbutz in . Located 10 km south of , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,014. is situated 3 km north of Erez.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern . Located near , it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,047. is situated 3½ km east of Erez.

Erez

Latitude
31.56064° or 31° 33′ 38″ north
Longitude
34.56609° or 34° 33′ 58″ east
Population
662
Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)
Open location code
8G3PHH68+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92380281
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
295177
Wiki­data ID
Q1350054
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Erez” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “إيرز”
  • Bavarian: “Erez”
  • Catalan: “Erez”
  • Chinese: “埃雷茲”
  • Czech: “Erez”
  • Dutch: “Erez”
  • French: “Erez”
  • German: “Eres”
  • German: “Erez”
  • Hebrew: “ארז”
  • Hebrew: “קיבוץ ארז”
  • Irish: “Erez”
  • Italian: “Erez”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Erez”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Erez”
  • Norwegian: “Erez”
  • Persian: “ارز (کیبوتص)”
  • Persian: “ارز”
  • Polish: “Erez”
  • Portuguese: “Erez”
  • Russian: “Эрез”
  • Spanish: “Erez”
  • Turkish: “Erez”
  • Urdu: “ایرز”

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