Erez Crossing
The Erez Crossing, also known as the Beit Hanoun Crossing, is a border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel. It is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip, between the Israeli kibbutz of Erez and the Palestinian city of Beit Hanoun.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nisanit and Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery.
Nisanit
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nisanit was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the Gaza Strip in a mini-settlement bloc including Elei Sinai and Dugit. While Nisanit 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. Nisanit is situated 1¼ km west of Erez Crossing.
Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Deir Sneid Egyptian Cemetery is situated 2½ km northeast of Erez Crossing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Netiv HaAsara and Erez.
Netiv HaAsara
Village
Photo: MathKnight, CC BY 2.5.
Netiv HaAsara is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the north-west Negev, just at the northern border with the Gaza Strip, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.
Erez
Village
Photo: Avi1111, Public domain.
Erez is a kibbutz in southwestern Israel. Located just 1 kilometre north of the Gaza Strip, it is the namesake of the nearby Erez Crossing. The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950.
Yad Mordechai
Village
Yad Mordechai is a kibbutz in Southern Israel. Located 10 km south of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 1,014. Yad Mordechai is situated 3½ km northeast of Erez Crossing.
Erez Crossing
- Type: Border checkpoint
- Also known as: “ErezCrossing”
- Location: Southern District, Israel, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.55829° or 31° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
34.54328° or 34° 32′ 36″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
8G3PHG5V+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 334719553GeoNames ID
13520127
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Erez Crossing” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبر إيريز”
- French: “Poste-frontière d’Erez”
- Hebrew: “מעבר ארז”
- Japanese: “エレツ検問所”
- Portuguese: “Passagem de Erez”
- Spanish: “Paso de Erez”
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