Karni crossing

The Karni Crossing was a cargo terminal on the Israel-Gaza Strip barrier located in the north-eastern end of the was used for the export and import of goods to and from Gaza from 1994 to 2011.
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  • 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”, “Qarni Crossing”, “מחסום קרני”, “מסוף קרני”, and “معبر كارني”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital and Qasr al-Basha.

Hospital
Al-Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital, usually called the… is situated 3½ km north of Karni crossing.

Museum
Photo: Ramez Habboub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as Pasha's Palace Museum… is situated 3½ km north of Karni crossing.

Mosque
The , also known as the Mosque… is situated 3 km north of Karni crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nahal Oz and Alumim.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern .

Village
Photo: נעה, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a religious kibbutz located in the… is situated 4½ km southeast of Karni crossing.

Suburb
Photo: ISM Palestine, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a neighborhood in the southern part of the Palestinian city of . is situated 5 km northwest of Karni crossing.

Karni crossing

Latitude
31.4739° or 31° 28′ 26″ north
Longitude
34.47362° or 34° 28′ 25″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
8G3PFFFF+HC
Geo­Names ID
7489655
Wiki­data ID
Q387952
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Karni crossing” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبر المنطار”
  • 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: “מעבר קרני”
  • Italian: “Valico di Karni”
  • Russian: “Карни”
  • Russian: “КПП Карни”
  • Turkish: “Karni Geçidi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: At Turkmān and Netzarim.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: ‘Iyādat ar Raḩmah and Sulţat aţ Ţāqah.

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