Kerem Shalom

Kerem Shalom is a village in , and has about 194 residents. Kerem Shalom is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yasser Arafat International Airport Ruins and Kerem Shalom border crossing.

Ruins
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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.

Border checkpoint
Photo: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem, CC BY 2.0.
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.

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 northwest of Kerem Shalom.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerem Shalom and Shokat as-Sufi.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located on the -- border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Eshkol Regional Council. In 2024 it had a population of 231.

Village
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is a Palestinian town under Israeli occupation in the southern , south of and adjacent to the inoperable . is situated 3½ km north of Kerem Shalom.

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 2024, it had a population of 223. is situated 4 km east of Kerem Shalom.

Kerem Shalom

Latitude
31.2275° or 31° 13′ 39″ north
Longitude
34.28397° or 34° 17′ 2″ east
Population
194
Open location code
8G3P67HM+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 30062718
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Kerem Shalom” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كيرم شالوم”
  • Hebrew: “כרם שלום”
  • Russian: “Керем-Шалом”

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