Katif
Katif was an Israeli settlement in the Gush Katif bloc in the Gaza Strip, about 1 km north of the Palestinian refugee camp of Deir al-Balah Camp.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ganei Tal and Netzer Hazani.
Ganei Tal
Ruins
Photo: מיכאלי, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Ganei Tal was an Israeli settlement in the south of the Gaza Strip, located in the Gush Katif settlement bloc. It was under the jurisdiction of Hof Aza Regional Council. Ganei Tal is situated 1 km west of Katif.
Netzer Hazani
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Netzer Hazani was an Israeli settlement located in the northeast corner of the Gush Katif and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005. It was under the jurisdiction of Hof Aza Regional Council. Netzer Hazani is situated 1¼ km northeast of Katif.
Tel Katifa
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tel Katifa was a small Israeli settlement located in the northeast end of the Gush Katif settlement bloc of the Gaza Strip, and evacuated in Israel's disengagement of 2005. Tel Katifa is situated 3 km north of Katif.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Qarara and Khan Yunis.
Al-Qarara
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Qarara is a Palestinian town in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the Gaza Strip. It is located just north of Khan Yunis and approximately 24 kilometres south of Gaza City.
Khan Yunis
Town
Photo: Dans, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Khan Yunis, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. Khan Yunis is situated 3½ km south of Katif.
Khan Yunis Camp
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo.
The Khan Yunis refugee camp, also called Khan Yunis Camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Khan Yunis Governorate just west of the city of Khan Yunis and two kilometers east of the Mediterranean coast in the southern Gaza Strip. Khan Yunis Camp is situated 3½ km southwest of Katif.
Katif
- Type: Ruins
- Description: former Israeli settlement in the Gaza Strip
- Categories: Judea and Samaria community, Nahal settlement, abandoned village, moshav, and historic site
- Location: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.37554° or 31° 22′ 32″ northLongitude
34.31148° or 34° 18′ 41″ eastPopulation
394Open location code
8G3P98G6+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 505037375OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q785793
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