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 that existed between 1994 and 2011 and used for the export and import of goods from/to the Gaza Strip.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- 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.
Ibn Marwan Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Ahmad.hamed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ibn Marwan Mosque is a mosque situated in the midst of a cemetery in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza, in the State of Palestine, relatively isolated from the rest of the city. Ibn Marwan Mosque is situated 3½ km north of Karni crossing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nahal Oz and Juhor ad-Dik.
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.
Juhor ad-Dik
Village
Photo: Biegel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Juhor ad-Dik is a Palestinian farming village in the Gaza Governorate, south of Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of 4,586 inhabitants in 2017. Juhor ad-Dik is situated 3½ km southwest of Karni crossing.
Netzarim Junction
Neighborhood
The Netzarim Junction is a road intersection in the central part of the Gaza Strip. It is formed by the intersection of Route 749 within the Netzarim Corridor with Salah al-Din Road. Netzarim Junction is situated 4 km west 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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