Karni crossing
The Karni Crossing was a cargo terminal on the Israel-Gaza Strip barrier located in the north-eastern end of the Gaza Strip was used for the export and import of goods to and from Gaza from 1994 to 2011.- Type: Border post
- Description: border crossings between Israel and Gaza Strip
- Also known as: “Al Mintar Crossing”, “Al Minṭār Crossing”, “El-Montar Crossing”, “Karni checkpoint”, “Karni Crossing”, and “Qarni Crossing”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital and Qasr al-Basha.
Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital
Hospital
Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, usually called the Baptist Hospital for short, is a hospital in the Gaza Strip. Its headquarters are located in the Zeitoun neighborhood in the south of Gaza City, Palestine, and it is managed by the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem. Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital is situated 3½ km north of Karni crossing.
Qasr al-Basha
Museum
Photo: Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Qasr al-Basha, also known as Pasha's Palace Museum, Radwan Castle, and Napoleon's Fort, was a historic building in the Old City of Gaza, Palestine. At the time of its destruction, it housed a museum. Qasr al-Basha is situated 3½ km north of Karni crossing.
Mahkamah Mosque
Mosque
The Mahkamah Mosque, also known as the Mosque of Birdibak or the Madrasa of Amir Bardabak was a Friday mosque and madrasa, that was located along Baghdad Street near the main western entrance of the Shuja'iyya district in Gaza City, in the State of Palestine. Mahkamah Mosque is situated 3 km north of Karni crossing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahal Oz and Alumim.
Nahal Oz
Village
Photo: Iijjccoo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nahal Oz is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located in the northwestern part of the Negev desert close to the border with the Gaza Strip and near the development towns of Sderot and Netivot, it is under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council.
Alumim
Village
Photo: נעה, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alumim is a religious kibbutz located in the northwestern Negev desert in southern Israel, near the Gaza Strip. The kibbutz was founded in 1966 by members of Bnei Akiva. Alumim is situated 4½ km southeast of Karni crossing.
Tal El Hawa
Suburb
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tel al-Hawa is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of Gaza. Incorporated by the Palestinian National Authority in the late 1990s, Tel al-Hawa is one of the more affluent areas of the city. Tal El Hawa is situated 5 km northwest of Karni crossing.
Karni crossing
- Category: border checkpoint
- Location: Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Karni crossing” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبر المنطار”
- Arabic: “معبر كارني”
- Bulgarian: “Карни”
- Catalan: “Karni”
- Chinese: “卡尔尼口岸”
- Czech: “Hraniční přechod Karni”
- Dutch: “Karni crossing”
- Egyptian Arabic: “معبر المنطار”
- French: “poste-frontière de Karni”
- French: “Poste-frontière de Karni”
- German: “Grenzübergang Karni”
- Hebrew: “מחסום קרני”
- Hebrew: “מסוף קרני”
- Hebrew: “מעבר קרני”
- Italian: “Valico di Karni”
- Russian: “Карни”
- Russian: “КПП Карни”
- Turkish: “Karni Geçidi”
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