Erez Crossing

The Erez Crossing, also known as the Beit Hanoun Crossing, is a border crossing between the and . It is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip, between the Israeli kibbutz of and the Palestinian city of .
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: International border crossing between the independent Gaza Strip & Israel
  • Also known as: “Beit Hanoun Crossing”, “Erez border crossing”, “Erez Border Crossing”, “Erez checkpoint”, and “Erez crossing”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nisanit and Nasr Mosque.

Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was the largest Israeli settlement in the northern tip of the in a mini-settlement bloc including and . While 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. is situated 1½ km west of Erez Crossing.

Mosque
The Umm al-Nasr Mosque, also known as the Beit Hanoun Mosque, is the oldest in the city of in the . It is located in the center of the city and was built in 1239 CE. is situated 2 km south of Erez Crossing.

Cemetery
Photo: Shayshal2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northeast of Erez Crossing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Netiv HaAsara and Erez.

Village
Photo: MathKnight, CC BY 2.5.
is a moshav in southern . Located in the north-west , just at the northern border with the , it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council.

Village
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is a kibbutz in southwestern . Located just 1 kilometre north of the , it is the namesake of the nearby Crossing. The kibbutz was founded in 1949 and moved to its current location in 1950.

Town
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or Beit Hanun is a destroyed and depopulated Palestinian city on the northeast edge of the . According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 52,237 in 2017.

Erez Crossing

Latitude
31.55777° or 31° 33′ 28″ north
Longitude
34.54624° or 34° 32′ 46″ east
Open location code
8G3PHG5W+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 472050327
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2319323
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Erez Crossing” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حاجز بيت حانون”
  • Arabic: “معبر إيريز”
  • Arabic: “معبر بيت حانون”
  • Catalan: “creuament d’Erez”
  • Chinese: “埃雷兹口岸”
  • Chinese: “埃雷茲口岸”
  • Czech: “Hraniční přechod Erez”
  • Dutch: “Erez Crossing”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيت حانون”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبر ايرز”
  • French: “Point de passage d’Erez-Beit Hanoun”
  • French: “poste-frontière d’Erez”
  • French: “Poste-frontière d’Erez”
  • Hebrew: “מחסום ארז”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר ארז”
  • Hebrew: “מעבר בית חאנון”
  • Italian: “valico di Erez”
  • Italian: “Valico di Erez”
  • Japanese: “エレズ検問所”
  • Japanese: “エレス越境地点”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Erez”
  • Norwegian: “Erez-overgangen”
  • Persian: “گذرگاه بیت حانون”
  • Polish: “Przejście graniczne Erez-Strefa Gazy”
  • Polish: “Przejście graniczne Erez”
  • Portuguese: “Passagem de Erez”
  • Russian: “КПП Эрез”
  • Russian: “Эрез”
  • Slovenian: “mejni prehod Erez”
  • Spanish: “Paso de Erez”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерез (прикордонний пункт)”
  • Ukrainian: “Ерез”
  • Urdu: “ایرز گزرگاہ”

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Highlights include מנהלת תיאום וקישור עזה and Erez Crossing.

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