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Kerem Shalom border crossing

Kerem Shalom border crossing is a border crossing at the junction of two border sections: one between the and Israel, and one between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. It is used by trucks carrying goods from Israel or Egypt to the Gaza Strip.
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Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Border checkpoint
  • Description: International border crossing between Israel, Gaza Strip and Egypt
  • Also known as: “Kerem Abu Salem Crossing”, “Kerem bou salem crossing”, “Kerem Shalom Crossing”, and “KeremShalomCrossing”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins and Rafah Border Crossing.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 it.
Yasser Arafat International Airport was an in the . It was located between and Dahaniya, close to the border. The facility was built as a result of the Oslo Accords and opened on 24 November 1998 as Gaza International Airport. is situated 3 km north of Kerem Shalom border crossing.

Border checkpoint
Photo: Gigi Ibrahim, Public domain.
The or Rafah Crossing Point is the sole crossing point between and 's and Gaza's sole border point with a country other than . is situated 3½ km north of Kerem Shalom border crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerem Shalom and Shokat as-Sufi.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the -- border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023 it had a population of 236.

Village
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is a Palestinian town under Israeli occupation in the southern , south of and adjacent to the inoperable . is situated 4½ km north of Kerem Shalom border crossing.

Village
Photo: Aviadbashari, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a kibbutz in the Hevel Shalom region of south-west . Located near , the kibbutz is under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2023, it had a population of 244. is situated 6 km east of Kerem Shalom border crossing.

Kerem Shalom border crossing

Latitude
31.22126° or 31° 13′ 17″ north
Longitude
34.26955° or 34° 16′ 10″ east
Elevation
91 metres (299 feet)
Open location code
8G3P67C9+GR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 328444065
Geo­Names ID
13520126
Wiki­data ID
Q6393780
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Kerem Shalom border crossing” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبر كرم أبو سالم”
  • Arabic: “معبر كرم ابو سالم”
  • Catalan: “pas fronterer de Kerem Shalom”
  • Central Kurdish: “دەروازەی سنووری کەرەم شاڵۆم”
  • Chinese: “凯雷姆沙洛姆”
  • Chinese: “雷姆沙洛姆边境口岸”
  • Czech: “Hraniční přechod Kerem Šalom”
  • Danish: “Kerem Shalom grænseovergang”
  • Dutch: “Kerem Shalom”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبر كرم ابو سالم”
  • French: “poste-frontière de Kerem Shalom”
  • French: “Poste-frontière de Kerem Shalom”
  • Hebrew: “מסוף כרם שלום”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר כרם שלום”
  • Indonesian: “Perlintasan perbatasan Kerem Shalom”
  • Japanese: “カレム・シャローム検問所”
  • Japanese: “ケレム・シャロム越境地点”
  • Persian: “گذرگاه مرزی کرم شالوم”
  • Polish: “Przejście graniczne Kerem Szalom”
  • Romanian: “Punctul de trecere a frontierei Kerem Shalom”
  • Slovenian: “mejni prehod Kerem Šalom”
  • Spanish: “Paso de Kerem Shalom”
  • Spanish: “puesto fronterizo de Kerem Shalom”

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kerem Shalom border crossing”. Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0.